1.   Executives say the audience drop was expected, mirroring the pattern in Europe where the series originated.

2.   Mirroring the pattern in the rest of the country, most Texans support capital punishment but draw the line at executing the retarded.

3.   Other computer stocks mirrored the pattern.

4.   The dining room ceiling is adorned with a stencil that mirrors the pattern on a Fortuny tablecloth.

5.   The higher incidence of depression among diabetic women mirrors the pattern for the population as whole, the researchers said.

6.   The seesaw day in stocks mirrored the pattern for the week.

7.   Trading in heating oil and gasoline futures mirrored the pattern.