31.   These problems remained, even after objectives had been partially clarified and formalized through grant financing and stringent financial controls.

32.   Although federal scrutiny has increased, problems remain at some U.S. branches of foreign banks, the GAO said.

33.   Although the economy is growing for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union serious problems remain among many privatized Russian companies.

34.   Analysts, however, said investors should sell the stock because even with more help from Ford, problems still remain at Mazda and the auto industry in Japan.

35.   And they are getting better at it, although some long-standing problems remain unsolved.

36.   Another problem remained.

37.   As Trimble indicated, the biggest problem remains the disarming of the IRA, which still has a formidable stock of weapons.

38.   Assuming Chubais stays, many considerable problems remain.

39.   A major problem remains where to put thousands of troops pulled back to Russia from postings in former Soviet republics and eastern Europe.

40.   All those people are gone, but the problems apparently remain.