It is a weakened democracy mired in an economic and social crisis so deep that it verges on becoming an identity crisis.

An equally deep crisis stems from the role of big money in politics. Backroom lobbying by powerful corporations now dominates policymaking negotiations, from which the public is excluded.

When it comes to managing a deep and complex crisis, indeed, European voters tend to prefer the experience of conservative politicians.

A deep crisis in any member country is likely to become contagious.

(Asian) governments were told not to bail out any company or bank that was in deep trouble.

Both countries are in the midst of a deep identity crisis that is mutating into disdain for Europe, foreigners, migrants, and all who represent the other.

Europe suffers from a profound crisis of confidence.

If greed dominates, the engine of economic growth will deplete our resources, push the poor aside, and drive us into a deep social, political, and economic crisis.

In deep financial crisis, traditionally social democratic Denmark elected a conservative prime minister, Poul Schlüter, a jovial man with a bow tie.

The IMF itself, of course, is in a deep crisis, with many questioning its mission and legitimacy. For better or for worse, however, current circumstances offer an opportunity.

At the heart of the American Iranian conflict is a deep mistrust about each nation s readiness to tolerate the presence of the other on the world stage.

First, all were caused by a profound crisis of the social welfare state falling output, rising unemployment, large budget deficits, inflation, and devaluation.

With Europe mired in crisis, capital flows from Tunisia s resource rich Arab neighbors are its best hope.

But the cause of nuclear non proliferation is now in deep trouble, as countries are once again tempted to acquire the means of oblivion.

Of course, skeptics warn against excessive optimism, arguing that something similar occurred in the early 1970 s, ending in a deep crisis.

They have mismanaged their way into a deep crisis, betraying all of the lofty promises of unity and prosperity issued when the euro was created.

On this occasion, I cannot fail to mention that we followed with concern the course of discussions on United Nations reform, which briefly threatened to develop into a deep crisis.

First, the loss of the Cold War, and with it imperial and superpower status, has created a deep and so far unresolved crisis in the collective mentality of Russia s political class.

The EU is on autopilot, in stalemate, in deep crisis, claims Joschka Fischer, the former German foreign minister and an important voice in Europe.

The earthquake and tsunami have confronted Japan with a profound crisis but also with a rare opportunity to undertake the comprehensive reforms that the country has postponed for far too long.

Unfortunately, while a wealth tax may be a sound way to help a country dig out of a deep fiscal pit, it is hardly a panacea.

The European Union, which is in the midst of a profound identity crisis, does not need new states, but rather new ideas and a new narrative a qualitative, not quantitative, change.

Extremely profound experience.

The pond is very deep.

The lake is deep here.

The lake is very deep.

When the Chinese premier, OPEC heads of state, and the world s richest supermodel all express concern about the dollar, you can be sure we are in for a bumpy ride.

Obama s Democratic defenders counter that his policies staved off a second Great Depression, and that the US economy has been steadily working its way out of a deep hole ever since.

Carmen Reinhart and I proposed this moniker in our 2009 book This Time is Different, based on our diagnosis of the crisis as a typical deep financial crisis, not a typical deep recession.

It is also experiencing a profound economic crisis, which erupted around the same time that the Lisbon Treaty aimed at accommodating EU enlargement was finally approved.

In fact, it had deep roots.

They require deep, fundamental changes.

It was a scandal with deep historical roots.

It will have deep implications for our future.

There are deep disagreements on basic approaches.

But it is also true that Iran s emergence as the ninth nuclear power would provoke a regional and global upheaval, dangerously aggravate fears and suspicions, and confront the international community with a profound crisis of vision and policy.

The US has made profound missteps recently.

The signs of this shift are profound, even spectacular.

There are four deep problems.

Finally, there is a profound moral issue at stake.

For a prostitute is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

For a whore is a deep ditch and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

Innovation Crisis or Financial Crisis?

In fact, democracy is in deep trouble in America.

The implications of this linguistic variety are profound.