21.   But daunting challenges remain, especially in scores of small fishing towns with uncertain prospects for survival.

22.   But the measure uncertain prospects in the House, and even proponents admit a rollback would offer modest relief for motorists at best.

23.   But the tech sector struggled, dipping slightly because of its uncertain prospects for recovery.

24.   Developing, lead prospects uncertain.

25.   It faces uncertain prospects in the Senate, however, with time running out in the current session of Congress.

26.   It faces uncertain prospects in the Senate, which is generally more resistant to institutional change.

27.   Lede prospects uncertain.

28.   Western finance ministers meeting in Berlin Saturday will debate exchange rate tensions and the uncertain prospects for the Japanese economy, US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said here Friday.

29.   Other controversial bills on defense and foreign policy, jobs and business, crime, middle class tax breaks and term-limits also face uncertain prospects.

30.   Share prices held weak from the morning until mid-afternoon as arbitragers liquidated long positions amid uncertain near-term prospects of the yen-dollar rate, brokers said.