Politically, this would be a tumultuous country, with parliamentary crises, abrupt changes of government, demands for impeachment and all the other attributes of a developing democracy.
Before it could act, however, China brought an abrupt end to the crisis by withdrawing its oil platform.
When a patient has been on a corticosteroid for longer than three weeks, the dose should be reduced gradually to avoid an adrenal crisis as abrupt cessation can result in terminal restlessness and anxiety, and even hasten death [ 20, 28– 30].
The steady rise in oil prices over the past years came to an abrupt end with the financial crisis last year.
It is far from clear, in other words, that the right response to the latest crisis is an abrupt about-face.
The abrupt escalation of the flood crisis came after a freak storm sent a wall of water crashing through Toowoomba, 80 miles west of Brisbane, and neighbouring towns on Monday.
Last May a currency crisis brought an abrupt end to the boom in the Czech Republic, and the economies of Thailand and other South-East Asian nations are being laid low by the currency bug (see article).
His latest, Blue Jasmine, is his 49th in the director's chair, and stars Cate Blanchett as a socialite whose life of privilege comes to an abrupt halt during the financial crisis.
hRenal crisis defined as abrupt onset severe hypertension (systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥ 180 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥ 100 mmHg) without an alternate etiology, with or without rising creatinine or microangiopathic anemia.
bRenal crisis defined as abrupt onset severe hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg) without an alternate etiology, with or without microangiopathic anemia or decline in renal function.
But they are also susceptible to abrupt and rapid changes and crises, such as global financial meltdowns or the volatility of the global food system.
