11.   The drop in numbers is one of the reasons why the Government believed it would cost far less to administer.

12.   I would say there was a drop of about three feet, right?

13.   Although the drop is not enormous, it has already begun to reverberate across the far-flung charity network.

14.   Although the tests were new and scores typically drop on new tests, Tobias believed, she said, that the drop was abnormally sharp.

15.   Analysts had speculated the drop in stockpiles was the result of the inability of silver production by mines to keep up with industrial usage.

16.   Analysts Monday predicted some further declines over the next few weeks, but they were deeply divided over how steep and long-lasting the drops would be.

17.   Analysts said the drop was primarily due to hostile bond-market conditions.

18.   An over-the-counter eye drop will not be of help in most cases.

19.   Analysts said the share price drop is understandable given the results and the recent surge in share price in anticipation of these figures.

20.   And although he is generally optimistic about the stock market, a sharp drop in profits is one of the few things Winters sees as a potential threat.