21.   The local atmosphere remains very unstable Thursday due to a lingering middle to upper level trough extending from the nearby Atlantic southwest across Puerto Rico.

22.   The local atmosphere remains very unstable, and very heavy rainfall is possible anywhere across the area this afternoon and this evening.

23.   The political atmosphere remains bitter.

24.   While Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev held out for last-minute talks and Russia extended its ultimatum to disarm, the atmosphere remained tense on the farm.

25.   Despite the move toward dialogue, the atmosphere here remained tense.

26.   They add that the atmosphere remains tense less than three weeks before the elections are due to be held.

27.   Local residents said the atmosphere remained highly charged following two days of violence.

28.   The atmosphere remained calm.

29.   The atmosphere remains tense in this deeply impoverished area of central Ghazni province where Pashtuns marginally outnumber Hazaras.

30.   The atmosphere remained tense around the site of the incident, with armed riot police patrolling the streets throughout the day.