1.  In short, given the existing state of backwardness, underdevelopment is not primarily a scientific, technical or organizational problem.

2.  The proposed law still would require businesses to report pollution releases under other existing state and federal laws, Rhoades said.

3.  Unification had been imposed from above, without fundamentally altering the existing state and political system.

4.  Hence, one might expect the middle class to opt for the political party most likely to conserve the existing state of affairs.

5.  Any compromise will probably require a reform of existing state and local tax codes, a position endorsed by the National Governors Association.

6.  According to existing state and federal standards, the water is safe to drink.

7.  However, detaching Kosovo from the existing Serbian state is of another order of magnitude.

8.  Other options include parole for aged inmates who pose no threat to society, and the possible conversion of existing state and county medical facilities into geriatric prisons.

9.  Private investors should also be allowed to build refineries, to compete with existing state facilities, the report said.