101.   With almost all of the activity remaining near the boards, Boucher found himself standing alone and fired the slap shot on Thibault.

102.   With the dollar remaining near its lows against the German mark and the Japanese yen, other factors added to the negative tone of the market.

103.   Prices remained near contract lows they reached Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its projections for U.S. and world wheat supplies.

104.   A young policeman remains near death in Lille after German neo-Nazis slammed him in the head with a metal bar during a carefully planned bout of violence.

105.   Although thunderstorms were forecast for the afternoon, they never materialized as conditions remained near ideal for the second straight day.

106.   Although no heavy rains are expected, grounds remain near saturated at many sites in Puerto Rico and to a lesser extent the U.S. Virgin Islands.

107.   As grounds remain near saturation...

108.   As tensions grew on Monday, the United States ordered three Navy destroyers to remain near Hainan island instead of continuing their journey home from the Persian Gulf.

109.   Because grounds across this area remain near saturated and locally heavy rains are likely, there exists a possibility of flash flooding.

110.   Becker said he changed as a player throughout the years but still remained near the top.