11.   In truth, the Yellow Jackets have taken advantage of a down year in the ACC.

12.   In the down years, most buying came from the United States.

13.   ---In what was widely considered a down year for the Big Ten, the league nevertheless led every conference in entries.

14.   It must have been a down year for fascinating human beings.

15.   Miramax had a down year at the Oscars last year, and many in Hollywood are saying that this year will be no different.

16.   Of the down years, Neff complains not of an overdemanding or fickle public, but of a stock market that was irrational.

17.   Precedent has thus been set in concrete, even though Reynolds delivered something of a down year after receiving his relatively modest windfall.

18.   Smith has had a variety of aggravating injuries, and the offensive line, despite placing four members on the Pro Bowl team, has had a down year.

19.   The comic book industry is coming off a down year.

20.   The football team, they had a down year.