1.   A normal pattern would be for the drop to occur nearly across the board, she said.

2.   And the drop occurred within two weeks of starting the diet and persisted throughout the study.

3.   A similar drop has occurred in Canada, Tarone said.

4.   A sharp drop did occur that year, but it began in New York and affected stock markets worldwide.

5.   But the most dramatic drops occurred in stocks of companies that sell products and services on line.

6.   He promised instead to use the savings to cut taxes only if the interest rate drops should occur.

7.   More than half the drop occurred on the four days when the government released its last four monthly employment reports.

8.   More than half that drop occurred on the four days the government released its last four monthly employment reports.

9.   Some foliage drop may occur as the plant adjusts.