101.   Andre Agassi and Serena Williams both withdrew before the tournament and, since then, players have been dropping with alarming regularity.

102.   As the winter decended, there were no flights to bring new germs and the number of troublesome viruses and illnesses dropped along with the station population.

103.   Berger led this race last year until engine problems forced him to drop out with three laps to go.

104.   Beijing insists that all countries wanting diplomatic ties with China drop them with Taiwan.

105.   But Zimmerman fell on their side-by-side triple toe loop jump, and that was enough to drop them with so many other strong couples.

106.   Canizares dropped back with a double-bogey on the third hole.

107.   China insists that all nations wanting diplomatic ties with Beijing drop them with Taiwan and recognize Chinese sovereignty over the island.

108.   Fernando Escartin of Spain, who was fourth, dropped out with the rest of the Kelme and Spanish teams.

109.   Fees, moreover, are dropping with a recent flurry of promotional deals by computer companies that offer free Internet access to buyers of PCs.

110.   French entry Sunshack and Lassigny of the United States also dropped out with leg injuries.