1.   At present the river is quite exciting because the spring rains are keeping it high.

2.   In hot climates, the air-conditioning in reception is kept icily high to contrast with the sweaty streets.

3.   And they would do little to cut unemployment, since that is mainly kept high by rigid labor markets and other supply-side problems.

4.   And under terms of the International Monetary Fund-brokered bailout of Korea, the government agreed to keep interest rates high to discourage investment.

5.   Anything short of mild weather, though, could keep prices high through the winter.

6.   Before the adjustment, the central bank was forced to keep rates high to defend the currency.

7.   A flood of foreign companies setting up representative offices in the capital has kept demand high for both office and high grade apartments, Siu said.

8.   A global credit crunch could keep interest rates high for the next several years.

9.   A weakening currency and quickening money supply growth has forced Malaysia to keep interest rates high to stave off inflation.

10.   A weaker ringgit also forces the central bank to keep interest rates high to support the currency.