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NEW ORLEANS — Officials worked Sunday to try to stop oil leaks coming from the deepwater well drilled by a rig that sank last week near Louisiana, but they acknowledged that it could be months before they are able to stem the flow of what is now about 42,000 gallons of oil a day pouring into the Gulf of Mexico.

Why probiotics are able to stem the flood of these "progress reports" still isn't entirely understood, but Lebwohl says that it's about looking at the trillions of bacteria in the microbiome and "changing the community" by adding probiotics to the mix has been shown to slow the gut's tendency to overshare in some cases.

Not even the patronage of Gordon Brown has been able to stem the ebbing tide.

Neither Havana nor Tehran has been able to stem the brain drain.

Hishām ibn ʿAbd Al-Malik (reigned 724 743) was able to stem the tide temporarily.

"With the proper city administration," she said sternly, "possibly it may be able to stem the tide".

But the bank was able to stem a net outflow of money while its investment banking performance continued to disappoint.

Last, the United States would be able to stem the flow of dollars to autocratic regimes in the region.

That Castleford were able to stem the tide was much to their credit but they will be well aware of the need to record their first win.

Alitalia, Italy's largest airline, might need to consider liquidation because it has not been able to stem losses, its auditor, Deloitte & Touche, said.

Despite losses from treating uninsured patients, and government aid cutbacks, the municipal hospitals have been able to stem losses in recent years through budget cuts.