11.   The volatile Arctic weather has calmed down over the last few days and is forecast to remain good, assuaging fears that rough seas might thwart the lifting.

12.   The Yangtze in many areas has exceeded historical high levels and is forecast to remain swollen for several more weeks.

13.   The weather was forecast to remain bad however.

14.   Revenues, he said, were not expected to grow quickly with fuel prices forecast to remain high and competition expected to remain tough.