1.   These are the conditions ripe for water contamination.

2.   A slow-moving frontal boundary created ripe conditions for storms in the South.

3.   A storm system created ripe conditions for showers in the Midwest on Thursday, while widespread rain was expected over New England.

4.   Bush, Sharon criticize Arafat, say conditions not ripe for peace conference.

5.   Latin America also has made the conditions ripe for opening markets and has begun to do so on a regional and bilateral basis.

6.   Roadblocks, by contrast, create conditions ripe for a new outbreak.

7.   Sleet and freezing rain were also forecast in some of these areas, creating dangerous travel in northern Texas and conditions ripe for toppled power lines and trees.