1.   Treatment of combined metabolic acidosis and respiratory alkalosis is aimed at the underlying conditions.

2.   The major problem was that these were ill patients in whom the slightest disturbance caused a major exacerbation of their underlying medical condition.

3.   The incontinence was considered idiopathic in patients in whom no underlying condition could be detected.

4.   A worker with a liver condition is told by an employer that the job he wants would pose a risk because of an underlying medical condition.

5.   But whatever he decides, ending the anti-Israeli political war will remain an underlying condition for ever turning peace talks into peace reality.

6.   Children with other chronic illnesses, like diseases of the heart, lungs and intestines, may benefit if treatment of their underlying condition does not adequately stimulate growth.

7.   Constant spotting could indicate an underlying condition that is causing the blood vessels to burst.

8.   He had an underlying coronary condition that became fatal when a sudden arrhythmia developed, said Dr. Herbert Benson, a colleague.

9.   He said the underlying conditions were very positive with demand expected to exceed demand for some time to come.

10.   Ian Perkin, chief economist at the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce said the double-digit growth in Hong Kong and other Asian countries masked their underlying condition.