Capt Easson was confronted with "an unenviable emergency at a critical stage of his flight".

BBC: Officer recalls plane crash scene

Justice attorneys are at a critical stage in deciding whether Barbour should be indicted on election law violations, CNN has learned.

CNN: Barbour May Face Indictment

But she added that the tourism industry is at a critical stage.

BBC: Northern Ireland

The Balkans is at a critical stage, when negative signals from Brussels could seriously set back reforms and encourage nationalist and extremist forces.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | EU leaders cautious on enlargement

The refugee situation in Macedonia, already at a critical stage, was pushed further over the line Tuesday when at least 3, 000 Kosovars passed into Macedonian territory.

CNN: refugees

"The idea is to show these boys at a critical stage of their education that languages can be fun but can also help to develop interesting careers, " he said.

BBC: boy writing French on blackboard

At a certain critical stage of the follow up on these correct concepts the Higgs Cosmos mechanism came up from admittedly eminent personalities.

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Chinese-language media across the political spectrum point out that China is at a turning point and critical stage of reforms amid unprecedented challenges.

BBC: China media: New era in Beijing

"His death at this critical stage that we are passing through is a great loss for Iraq, " al-Maliki said.

CNN: Mourning in Iran and Iraq for dead Shiite leader

At this critical stage, small amounts of capital with hands-on support can have a huge impact.

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