21.   A child custody charge against Mrs. Ward had been dropped as part of the negotiations on leaving the compound.

22.   A child-custody charge against Mrs. Ward also had been dropped as part of the negotiations over their decision to leave the compound.

23.   A misdemeanor marijuana possession charge will be dropped as part of the plea bargain that ended the three-week-old trial.

24.   A national discount department store dropped him as a spokesperson.

25.   A study in Georgia has shown, for instance, that testosterone levels in male fans rise markedly after a victory and drop just as sharply after a defeat.

26.   Academic achievement drops as family size increases because parents have less time and fewer economic resources for each child.

27.   Abruptly, the variety dropped as numerous species died out.

28.   According to the Associated Press, military ruler Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar asked last week that the charges be dropped as a move toward national reconciliation.

29.   After it was abruptly dropped as a merger partner by SmithKline on Friday, analysts were confident that the company would look for another deal.

30.   After the League started getting negative publicity, the university dropped him as an adjunct professor.