Was this awkward, nasal-voiced Illinois lawyer really strong enough-bright enough-to deal with the crisis confronting the country?

The Philippines contributed more than $125 million as of end-2011 to the pool of money disbursed by the International Monetary Fund to help address the financial crisis confronting economies in Europe.

"But with the proposed level of funding, it's impossible to see any real dent in the crisis confronting low-income people."

We must fight cocaine at the source, in my estimation, but we must do so with more sensitivity to the crisis confronting Peru.

Nonetheless, Weizmann understood that the weakening of religious faith was not the only crisis confronting the Jews.

The accusation that the government misled Parliament and the country about the reasons for going to war has fueled the worst crisis confronting Tony Blair since he became prime minister in 1997.

La Guardia is a microcosm of the crisis confronting the nation's aviation system.

Biden and Aides Meet Mr. Biden and his aides were meeting late tonight to discuss the apparent crisis confronting him.

Ripples from the financial crisis confronting Germany's Metallgesellschaft A.G. have spread across the Atlantic to the Radnor, Pa., home of a small oil company.

For example, 'Its leaders had proved incapable of meeting the crisis confronting them, its troops had lost the will to fight, and its Government had lost popular support'.