1.   Barak, who came to power in May of last year promising peace with the Palestinians, has seen his popularity plummet as the fighting has raged on.

2.   A rising stock market and ebbing recession are a boon to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who has seen his popularity plummet in recent weeks.

3.   A recent poll showed that his popularity had plummeted amid the ravages of NATO bombing.

4.   But as soon as he is replaced, his popularity plummets.

5.   But his popularity plummeted along with the economy, and he lost to Clinton.

6.   But its popularity plummeted last year amid revelations that junior government ministers accepted cash from businesses for asking questions in Parliament.

7.   Even though his popularity is plummeting, Chretien seems secure in office because there is no political party capable of challenging the Liberals.

8.   He has watched his popularity plummet.

9.   He replaced Ehud Barak, whose popularity plummeted after a failed peace negotiation at Camp David, Md. last summer and months of violence between Palestinians and Israeli troops.

10.   He was widely excoriated as an unfeeling conservative, and his popularity plummeted.