1.   But with no corresponding drop in birthrates the population line was propelled into the demographic stratosphere.

2.   As the earth got colder, the ice thickened and spread, with a corresponding drop in the amount of water in the oceans.

3.   Crime may be down, but there is no corresponding drop in the number of weapons intercepted by court officers, Glowacz said.

4.   The quickest relief for growers such as Barnett likely would be a corresponding drop in retail prices.

5.   Those losses will be reversed this year after most of the eight long-distance telephone companies raised rates in January, with no corresponding drop in traffic.

6.   John Wadham, director of the group Liberty, said the rights of suspects have gradually eroded in recent years, with no corresponding drop in crime.