He would enter office facing the most serious crisis in American history.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

Olli Rehn,the E.U. monetary affairs commissioner, said the debt crisis is a serious threat.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

Just how serious is the Greek crisis? Very serious, says economist Paula Subacchi of the Chatham House policy institute in London.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

First polls showed that most voters believe Grybauskaite has what it takes to lead the country out of its most serious economic crisis in years.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17

"They're not quite there yet. There have been some serious efforts to deal with a combination of long-standing problems in the auto industry and the current crisis which has seen the market for new cars drop from 14 million [vehicles in annual sales to nine million.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30