11.   China says it has no interest in projecting military force beyond its borders, arguing that it wants to maintain regional stability and focus on its own economic development.

12.   Central leaders publicly encourage the press to help expose local corruption, but they are also obsessed with maintaining stability.

13.   Consequently, the United Nations has a security force in Macedonia to attempt to maintain stability at least for the next few months.

14.   Electrical power utilities need split-second timing to maintain the stability of their distribution systems and locate faults after lightning storms.

15.   For those who have a difficult time achieving or maintaining emotional stability, having a bad day often arouses anxiety and the fear that the unstable times are returning.

16.   In return for maintaining price stability, Lukoil is now demanding that its domestic customers pay in advance.

17.   It has become increasingly more difficult to maintain the stability of the American military bases in the face of pressing demands to reduce them.

18.   It should also act jointly with neighboring countries to maintain stability of sea lanes.

19.   It has been used increasingly, though, in maintaining the stability of global markets by helping beleaguered nations restore confidence in their currencies.

20.   Its communist rulers have maintained stability by rapid economic growth and tight political control.