1.   Indeed, his technical electioneering skills remained rather weak.

2.   The commission remains so weak that it will continue to avoid confrontation with governments.

3.   However, business confidence in the rest of the world, with the exception of South East Asia, remains weak.

4.   Demand remained very weak in the UK, but showed faint signs of recovery in the USA and Australia.

5.   The international market however does still remain weak.

6.   THE UK economy continues to recover while inflation pressures remain weak, according to the latest monthly Treasury report.

7.   Growth had appeared to be stalling in the US, Germany had reported a sharp decline in activity and output remained weak in Japan.

8.   Recession abroad has hit exports hard and though business at home has been improving slowly since the start of the year, confidence remains weak.

9.   But the economy remained weak and Bush made a series of mistakes and miscalculations throughout the fall and winter.

10.   Although there is considerable new foreign investment, the currency remains weak and there are signs of food shortages and rising rice prices.