11.   But even while the area remains in a kind of stand-down, rescue workers are wary.

12.   But many gray areas remain in the regulations.

13.   But the airport area remained off-limits to reporters Thursday and it was impossible to learn whether the repairs had been completed and if any American build-up was underway.

14.   But the area remains tender after several workouts last week and he could be held back until the middle of the month.

15.   But the area remains very much a personal fief, U.N. officials say.

16.   But the central and northern areas remaining stagnant.

17.   But these areas presumably will remain circumscribed.

18.   But they said there remained some areas where Ames might still be withholding information, a judgment apparently based on evaluations of his candor using a polygraph examination.

19.   City officials said the main areas of concern remained in Queens and the eastern edge of the Bronx.

20.   Cuomo said record low unemployment and high-flying gains on Wall Street can never be the measure of economic strength as long as the depressed areas remain.