21.  No doubt Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens would prefer a more stable mental state.

22.  Southern Africa, one of the most peaceful corners of the continent, is now composed mostly of stable states dominated by one party.

23.  The core of current thinking is that in nature, constant change is the stable state.

24.  The Slavic majority, which identifies itself as Macedonian, has been trying against heavy odds, including its own radical elements, to establish a stable state.

25.  Havel reminded legislators what it takes to build a stable state.

26.  Rebuilding Afghanistan into a stable state could take as long as a decade after the current conflict is over, the government said Tuesday.

27.  Rebuilding Afghanistan as a stable state after the current conflict is over could take a decade, the government said Tuesday.