11.   But as the storm inched up the coast, conditions remained too perilous in many areas for authorities to fully assess the damage.

12.   But economic conditions remained stubbornly poor.

13.   But conditions remain primitive and, like the police force and the court system, the prison struggles with a lack of basic equipment.

14.   But despite surgery, the condition remained.

15.   But the company said its financial condition remained strong.

16.   But while the gross abuse appears to have stopped, conditions remain far from acceptable.

17.   Conditions will remain hot in the Southwest deserts.

18.   Conditions will also remain wet across the Florida peninsula.

19.   Cohn said that if financial market conditions remained volatile, the drop in bonus expense would likely be followed by layoffs.

20.   Consumers are refraining from buying big-ticket items as employment conditions remain depressed.