1.   COSLA remains convinced that no case has been made for a shake-up on the scale proposed.

2.   Mr Patten remains convinced that most secondary schools will opt out within four years but is worried by the success of local campaigns against the switch.

3.   An EPA spokesman said the agency remains convinced it acted appropriately in the Knott case and is considering an appeal of the decision.

4.   And in an era when voters say they are increasingly turned off by negative campaigning, the Sierra Club remains convinced that negative advertising works.

5.   Andrew Marcuvitz remains convinced that the market Nauticus is attacking is still an attractive one.

6.   Bush, meanwhile, remains convinced that his decision to travel the political high road is a good one.

7.   But Bill Montgomery remains convinced that there was at least one adult involved and that Daniel was not a simple runaway.

8.   But Moynihan remains convinced personal savings accounts are the way to go.

9.   But Ms. Harbury remains convinced that hardline elements in the military maintain secret prisons.

10.   But the group remains convinced that it knows best.