11.  A few have even crept covertly from one country into another.

12.  A few have even dabbled in chemical or biological weapons.

13.  A few have even reached international standards of local government management.

14.  A few have even mated and produced offspring.

15.  Leaders of the little island nation, who have condemned what they view as moral decay in the West, have even banned the sale of chewing gum.

16.  So uncertain are producers of their fate that some have even said that they might as well throw in the towel.