11.   Because of the current economic conditions and the risks associated with lending to Mexican companies, interest rates are several percentage points higher than normal.

12.   Both ask people how they view the current condition of the economy and what they expect several months ahead.

13.   A watch means that current atmospheric conditions could produce that storm, flood or tornado.

14.   Admitting China under current conditions, however, would make a mockery of the rules other countries are required to live by.

15.   Also, while surveys indicate that consumers have favorable expectations for the future, he said their assessment of current economic conditions continues to deteriorate.

16.   But he did not discuss his views on interest rates, inflation or current economic conditions.

17.   But in all those hundreds of words, not one dealt with the current condition of the long economic expansion.

18.   But in his current condition, even limited minutes will hurt rather than help his future as a free agent.

19.   But there was general agreement that the inaction by the committee amounted to an endorsement of current economic conditions.

20.   But voters are usually less concerned with historic achievements than current conditions.