21.   Yet the outcome remained highly uncertain.

22.   Bangladesh on Sunday lifted the ICC Trophy, defeating Kenya by two wickets in a tense and thrilling match whose outcome remained in balance until the last ball.

23.   But later Wednesday, Russian officials said talks with the IMF have run into hard going and the outcome remained uncertain.

24.   But the outcome remained uncertain as the vote loomed Thursday.

25.   But the outcome remains uncertain in a struggle still careening through the courts and open to additional canvassing.

26.   Gore and Myers spoke a day after the Clinton administration lost two presumed supporters of the pact in the Senate, where the outcome remains uncertain.

27.   Gore promised to abide by the final results but insisted the outcome remains unknown.

28.   Months of deadlock over a new chief for the World Trade Organization are due to end Wednesday, but the outcome remains unclear.

29.   The vice president spoke a day after the Clinton administration lost two presumed supporters of the pact in the Senate, where the outcome remains uncertain.

30.   Though the series was filmed and the winner selected months ago, the outcome has remained a secret.