1.   Generally, this condition persists for only a short period as the enzyme system usually becomes functional within several days after birth.

2.   If adverse weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.

3.   The cloudy conditions will persist through the evening and overnight with just the occasional spot of drizzle, mainly over the hills.

4.   Corals in the seas off northern Queensland are losing their colour and will die if the condition persists, according to local reports.

5.   Arciga said he expects those conditions to persist in keeping northeastern Mexico frosty throughout the next several days.

6.   Because most investors have bought stocks on a bet that those conditions will persist, fuel to drive prices even higher may be in short supply.

7.   Blizzard conditions will persist from extreme northeastern Wyoming to parts of the western Dakotas Thursday as a vigorous storm center moves east through the northern Plains.

8.   A series of weak fast-moving disturbances will cause unsettled conditions to persist over the Northwest.

9.   Aid workers say they will provide the child with five daily feedings of fortified milk and rudimentary medical care as long as his condition persists.

10.   Breezy and mild conditions will persist ahead of a cold front near the Northeast coast.