21.   But the city is facing a fiscal crisis that has already led to sharp cutbacks in services.

22.   But the fiscal crisis brings much added pressure this year.

23.   But the state has been embroiled in a semipermanent fiscal crisis for more than a year, with no end in sight.

24.   But the worst fiscal crisis in a generation demands that he now reach out to critics and friends alike for the final push.

25.   But the current fiscal crisis has spread sacrifice throughout the city, particularly among poor families and the middle class that depends on services.

26.   But the fiscal crisis is so acute that House Speaker Newt Gingrich and other national political figures are getting into the act.

27.   But this year, lawmakers faced a fiscal crisis and a governor determined to cut costs in the wake of the September terror attack and a slumping economy.

28.   Daschle said both sides seem anxious to end the fiscal crisis.

29.   During the fiscal crisis they deserted UMass.

30.   During the last fiscal crisis UMass was a prime target for budget cutters.