1.   But violent crime has dropped by almost a quarter in the past three years.

2.   You see your canteen takings have dropped by nearly twenty percent over the last two months.

3.   Petrol sales at the pumps have dropped by fifteen percent -- is that bad news for the government in terms of revenue?

4.   Another Rangers winning streak has dropped by the wayside, this one put together by the starting rotation.

5.   As Forbes dropped by the Embers cafe in Avoca, he was greeted by farmer Jim Kardell, a Democrat.

6.   Becchi last saw Krumov on Friday evening, when he dropped by the office to say goodbye before leaving for Kosovo.

7.   Bill Willeford, a tour guide at the Alamo who dropped by the Menger to check out the Tucker, said he was impressed.

8.   A woman dropped by carrying a baby in a papoose pouch and leading a toddler by the hand.

9.   Al Gore and George Bush seem to drop by every week.

10.   But Tenney and Emerson do drop by every Saturday between the matinee and the evening show and treat Hatcher to dinner.