41.   But the Williams kids did not drop by as an admiration society.

42.   But while prices are dropping, costs are also dropping as production volume increases and manufacturing methods improve.

43.   Car sales dropped as consumers had rushed to buy new cars in March while taxes were still lower, the association said.

44.   Cigarette shares dropped as Minnesota began its trial to recoup health-related costs from cigarette companies and analysts said prospects for a law limiting future lawsuits are fading.

45.   Commodity prices were falling because futures contracts for several important raw materials, including lumber and crude oil, dropped as supplies seemed abundant and reliable.

46.   Connecticut stocks fell, led by Cigna Corp., whose shares and those of other insurers dropped as interest rates rose.

47.   Consumer finance shares dropped as concern surfaced that fewer consumers will meet their loan obligations as the economy slows, either by slowing installment loan repayments or defaulting.

48.   Connecticut stocks dropped as shares of Cigna Corp. and other insurance companies fell amid surging interest rates.

49.   Corn and soybean futures dropped as weekend thunderstorms doused some of the most fertile fields in the nation, renewing hopes for bumper crops.

50.   Corn and soybean dropped as weekend thunderstorms brought needed rain, improving growing conditions in some of the most fertile fields in the nation.