11.   -- Clear skies over the southern Balkans created ideal conditions for allied attacks early on Sunday morning.

12.   A mound of arctic air moved into Maine, setting up ideal conditions for very low temperatures.

13.   But other voice-recognition systems routinely make errors even under ideal conditions.

14.   But other than that, it was a leaderboard that refused to take advantage of ideal scoring conditions.

15.   By sailing in a competition, none of the superyachts have the luxury of waiting for a weather window to show ideal conditions.

16.   Corn futures could fall as ideal growing conditions expected this weekend in the Corn Belt bolster prospects for a bumper crop.

17.   Defrosting or marinating meats on the kitchen counter provides ideal conditions for bacteria to proliferate.

18.   Duboeuf says that the ideal growing conditions this year has created a Beaujolais Nouveau that is robust, generous and mouthwatering.

19.   Entomologists say that moderate winter temperatures from El Nino produced ideal overwintering conditions for higher-than-normal survival rates in hibernating insects.

20.   Even in ideal conditions, the pass is a relatively tough climb, given the lack of oxygen and danger of altitude sickness.