1.   First, ideological wars tend to crop up when the government seeks to distract attention from deepening economic problems.

2.   Given the deepening economic problems, farmers throughout the region are itching to resurrect their outlaw traditions.

3.   In dismissing the Cuban offer, U.S. officials called it an attempt by Castro to win some breathing space from his deepening domestic problems.

4.   In dismissing the Cuban offer, American officials called it an attempt by Castro to win some breathing space from his deepening domestic problems.

5.   Peter Gatien, the former king of the New York nightclub scene, faced deepening legal problems Wednesday as state prosecutors announced his arrest on tax evasion charges.

6.   Revoking freshman eligibility is a common-sense solution to a deepening problem.

7.   That would raise their borrowing costs and underline their deepening problems.

8.   The deepening problems in Russia are also playing a role.

9.   But her resignation was emblematic of deepening problems between Buchanan, who joined the party last year, and longtime officials just as it was recovering from other infighting.

10.   Deepening economic problems in Sudan may have contributed to the unrest.