1.   Analysts expect better results in the second half if the yen stays weak and manufacturers raise capital spending.

2.   And finally, as long as the banks are weak, the economy will stay weak.

3.   As long as real estate prices are depressed, the banks will stay weak.

4.   As long as their customers stayed weak, the banks could not heal.

5.   Kang said the rupiah will also stay weak because the issue of political succession will weigh on investor confidence with the presidential election to be held in March.

6.   On the one hand, Japanese companies will reap large profits if the yen stays weak.

7.   Rainfalls will be generally light because the onshore flow of Pacific moisture will stay relatively weak at low levels.

8.   Shareholders have grumbled, and the threat of corporate predators, though remote now, could germinate if the share price stays weak.

9.   The dollar must stay weak.

10.   The other big concern is that currencies will stay weak, keeping interest rates high and slowing growth, said Allan.