21.   The staff has remained united.

22.   They told employees only a skeleton staff would remain for a short time to wind down the operations.

23.   Through the tumult of a spy scandal, the bombing campaign and its grim aftermath, the staff remained at their jobs.

24.   While employees at Logal had continued working as usual in Kiryat Shmonah last week, early this week only a skeletal staff remained.

25.   Palestinian security officials fled the compound in panic, but Arafat and his staff remained in the compound, witnesses said.

26.   A skeleton staff of nurses remained to provide emergency services.

27.   Although all U.N. weapons monitors also have left the country, many U.N. humanitarian staff remained in Iraq Thursday.

28.   But he insisted enough staff will remain at the sector south compound until the refugee situation is resolved.

29.   Essential British embassy staff remained in Sierra Leone, officials said.

30.   He said the ambassador and core staff would remain in the capital for the time being.