1.   Within one generation, the predation rate drops to the level found in areas where the animals have long co-existed.

2.   As the economy improves, the jobless rate drops and more and better jobs become available, young workers are demanding higher pay.

3.   A November rate drop would constitute the second half of a reduction many analysts expected after the Fed cut rates in July, she said.

4.   Commanders in precincts whose crime rates drop are rewarded with promotions or other honors.

5.   Instead of suffering through another currency devaluation, Fox said, Mexicans have seen the inflation rate drop this year to its lowest level in decades.

6.   Investors were drawn to shorter-term bonds because of their comparatively high yield as U.S. short-term rates drop faster than longer-term rates, traders said.

7.   Patten, like many investors and chief executives, is now looking for another rate drop to further fuel the economy.

8.   Plenty of other companies are rushing to sell bonds as rates drop and as the gap in yield between government bonds and corporate bonds narrows.

9.   Tax rate drop.

10.   The improvement cut across all major industry sectors, and every Arizona county saw its jobless rate drop.