1.   Although things appear stable, problems persist that even Beethoven cannot fix.

2.   At a hospital in California, a man who appeared stable went into full cardiac arrest while waiting to be seen, according to the doctor who treated him.

3.   He is noteworthy because he appears reasonably stable, if somewhat anal.

4.   No water came aboard, and the boat appeared stable the entire time, passengers said.

5.   Piazza was examined initially by Dr. Phillip Marone, who apparently was encouraged that the knee appeared stable.

6.   So far, everything appears relatively stable.

7.   Three other populations appeared stable, while data on the remainder were too ambiguous to determine a trend.

8.   U.S. stocks rose to records for a second day as interest rates appeared stable to the end of the year.

9.   With low inflation, the economy appears more stable than it once was.

10.   Bitterly contested front lines in northwest Bosnia appeared more stable after a week of dramatic gains by the Croats and allied Muslims.