Germany and France, ostensibly leading the effort to fix the problem, have continued to come up with pusillanimous rescue packages that might work for a few days until investors realize they fall short of what's needed to stabilize the finances of beleaguered European economies.
Though the number of problems has continued to fall across the industry, the rate of improvement in dependability has slowed somewhat, Mr. Sargent said.
The number of people being treated in Scottish hospitals for alcohol-related problems has continued to fall.
The magnitude of our environmental problems has continued to grow during the last thirty years to a point where even the "doomsday" environmentalists could hardly have envisioned back in 1962.
But problems have continued to fester, officials said.
As Mengting has gotten older, her problems have continued to worsen.
In a report released late last month, the General Accounting Office concluded that a variety of problems had continued to affect guards' ability to detect dangerous objects carried by passengers.
Corporations, consumers, the uninsured and doctors had all been clamoring for reform, and the question of why the project failed has nagged at Cutler ever since, especially as the problems have continued to worsen.
