101.   If there was a sharp, rapid drop, however, central banks would have to move quickly to prevent a financial crisis.

102.   Imports fell a third consecutive month, but the drop in exports was larger.

103.   In an interview last month, Johnson acknowledged that the circulation drops were a problem for the paper.

104.   In some parts of the country, the drop has been even more precipitous.

105.   In the past, air drops have been highly inefficient in delivering food and have often been carried out for the psychological effect rather than the nutritional advantage.

106.   In those three, the drop was no worse than half a percentage point.

107.   Instead, traders said the stockpile drop was more likely the work of speculators trying to create the appearance of a shortage.

108.   It felt more like the gradual crumbling of a bridge than the snap of an elevator cable, but the drop was profound and unsettling.

109.   Instead, the drop is a result of lower pay and fewer opportunities for the kinds of jobs less-educated men have long filled.

110.   Janet Dyson, analyst with Merrill Lynch International, said the six percent sales drop was not a surprise, given the strength of the dollar.