1.   Because of higher prices abroad, the fund is nearly depleted.

2.   Because of the tough primaries he faced, Dole depleted his funds two months ago.

3.   But the fund was depleted long before all the failing thrifts were closed.

4.   Doctors also worry that the rise of generic formulas could deplete funds for research.

5.   Forstmann raised the money because he depleted his funds when he bought Ziff-Davis Publishing, the fourth largest magazine publisher in the U.S.

6.   Last winter, magazine mogul Steve Forbes spent millions of dollars attacking Dole in key primaries and forcing the Kansan to deplete funds in an aggressive rebuttal.

7.   Several department officials said that because the expense fund was depleted, some operations were canceled because undercover detectives often did not have the cash to make drug purchases.

8.   The churches have had their own funds depleted, and their numbers of priests reduced.

9.   The money will be used to help boost the capital of the corporation, whose funds have been depleted by bank failures.

10.   Vouchers surely deplete funds earmarked for public school improvements.