21.   A month ago the country seemed to be hovering near collapse and threatening to pull down the hemisphere with it.

22.   A month ago the country seemed to be hovering near the brink of collapse and threatening to pull down the hemisphere with it.

23.   After all these years of eating meals while hovering near that kitchen appliance, it is official.

24.   Already, the valuation differences among various sectors, which hovered near record highs during the last few years, have shrunk considerably, Galbraith said.

25.   Brokers said the outlook for PLDT has improved because the peso is hovering near its lows for the year.

26.   But when an earthly reality hovers too near a fictive one, it sends a shadow onto the landscape that can dominate, even supersede the imagination.

27.   By Christmas the peso was devalued and the government hovered near bankruptcy.

28.   Calico bass, green opaleyes and even an occasional bat ray hover near beds of kelp here.

29.   Canadian oil and gas companies fell as crude oil futures hovered near two-year lows, reflecting reduced Asian demand and the resumption of Iraqi exports.

30.   Claims continue to hover near a low level that matches the level of job creation, analysts said.