31.   These concerns remain despite the slight improvement in security procedures claimed by the Energy Department Monday.

32.   What remained unclear Saturday, despite a call for the West to take new measures toward war criminals, is how this situation will change.

33.   Yet these companies remain undervalued despite good earnings, he added.

34.   Woods is now a complete player, and his excellent physical conditioning has helped him remain strong despite his worldwide travel schedule.

35.   A firefight around a besieged barracks held by rebels kept tensions high in the war-ravaged capital Wednesday, and a rebel leader remained defiant despite growing misery.

36.   Analysts said rising Hong Kong interbank rates dragged down the property sector, but the banking sector remained strong despite bad news from Malaysia.

37.   At the State Department, spokesman Richard Boucher said U.S.-Japanese relations remain positive despite the accident.

38.   At the same time, Battipaglia and other analysts agree that the U.S. economy remains hearty despite a slowdown in activity orchestrated by the Federal Reserve.

39.   Blagov, speaking to the ITAR-Tass news agency on Monday, said the original plan has so far remained unchanged despite the money problem.

40.   Cease-fire violations remain commonplace despite the July peace accord, and U.N. officials have reported rebels looting villages, burning houses, raping women and mutilating civilians.