Establishing human communities amid such conditions was extremely costly.

Amid ideal scoring conditions on the 6,311-yard course, several veterans stayed within striking distance.

But never before were they changed amid conditions more befitting a banana republic revolution.

Amid the filth and deplorable conditions, he died in prison 4 months later on July 12, 1865.

Amid ideal conditions, he ran unchallenged to the finish, winning by 50 meters in 29 minutes 32.4 seconds.

Digital has suffered back-to-back losing quarters amid difficult economic conditions for the computer industry.

Amid appalling conditions, one company became isolated and the next morning another was sent to its aid to attack the Japanese from the rear.

And the stock market boom at the end of the 1980's happened amid conditions that are not likely to return soon, including very low interest rates.

The bank has 18 years' experience with lending in inner-city Chicago amid risky financial conditions.

Last year, inspectors found that hundreds more patients died than would have been expected at the hospital between 2005 and 2008, amid "appalling" conditions.