11.   But the number of its private clients remained small compared to those at commercial banks.

12.   Drug-related arrests have also risen dramatically, though the official numbers remain minuscule compared with most other industrialized countries.

13.   Even with the drastic drop-off, venture capital investments remain robust compared to just a few years ago.

14.   Even with the film barrier broken, public displays of affection in Japan remained rare compared to the United States and Europe.

15.   He stressed that tax earnings remain low compared to neighboring countries.

16.   Still, the numbers remained small compared with the masses that gathered against Marcos.

17.   Still, the selling remained modest compared with Tuesday and early Wednesday, before the market staged a partial recovery.

18.   The renmimbi and the Hong Kong dollar have remained stable compared with other currencies in the region.

19.   Their petrochemicals are derived more heavily from low-grade crude oil, whose prices remain cheap compared to natural gas.

20.   However, the level of direct investment remained low compared with other eastern European countries and there was considerable capital flight, the bank said.