11.   Deepwater drilling in the Gulf gives oil companies a reason to maintain a presence in New Orleans.

12.   Ever since, Israel has maintained a presence there, even after the settlers in northern Israel, tired of the conflict, began to favor their withdrawal.

13.   For him to succeed in leading Afghanistan to truly representative government, America will have to be willing to maintain its presence.

14.   Local development leaders think the arrangement provides assurance that Bayer will maintain its presence in Kansas City.

15.   Masur, meanwhile, will maintain a presence in the city and tend to its cultural legacy in ways that he outlined in a series of leisurely conversations.

16.   Molson will maintain a presence in Canadian NHL rinks.

17.   Nearly every major software and hardware vendor maintains a presence here, complete with message forums and software libraries.

18.   Rosenberg will maintain a presence in both worlds.

19.   Since then, McMahon said, Bloomfield has been concerned about maintaining the presence of Cigna, its largest taxpayer.

20.   Still, Lotus officials say they plan to maintain their presence in a market Lotus once dominated.