1.   These comments should not be allowed to cloud the picture too much.

2.   And shifting politics in Washington further cloud the picture.

3.   But soon the picture became clouded.

4.   But Serbian noncompliance with free-travel obligations in the Srebrenica area clouds the picture.

5.   Further clouding the picture is how closely the sales of any one industry can mimic the broader economy.

6.   Further clouding the picture is that the Finance Ministry has been sketchy about what a Japan RTC would look like.

7.   In earlier studies, the children were often born to couples who later divorced, clouding the picture for researchers.

8.   Leasing options may also cloud the picture because it may allow you to drive away in a more expensive car than you thought you could afford.

9.   No amount of logic chopping clouded the picture.

10.   Often the picture is still clouded at this point.