31.   After that, Microsoft dropped me as a witness.

32.   All hurricane and tropical storm warnings were dropped as the storm moved inland.

33.   Broken Hill Proprietary Co. dropped as slower growth in the region is seen reducing commodity prices, while gold producers gained after the price of the precious metal rose.

34.   Bush was referring to a McCain television ad, which the Arizona senator dropped as the negative tit-for-tat boiled over last week.

35.   Brokerages and insurance companies dropped as falling bond prices cut into the value of their bond portfolios, traders said.

36.   But Boeing executives involved in the project say Russia should not be dropped as a partner.

37.   But imports also dropped as U.S. companies bought less oil and machinery.

38.   But supply is no longer the burden it was then, when bond prices dropped as the market contended with distributing the securities.

39.   But that proportion is constantly dropping as CheckFree reaches agreements with more billers, says Matt Lewis, a CheckFree executive vice president.

40.   But those profits have dropped as competitors picked off customers.