11.   Banks dropped during the last week on news that Sanyo Securities Co. had become the first brokerage in Japan to file for protection from its creditors.

12.   Barnes said he had picked up a gun that one of the teen-agers had dropped during the fight.

13.   Bailes passed one test by pitching consecutive days without discomfort, but his velocity dropped during his second appearance.

14.   But as the decision not to prosecute was made months ago, they could and should have avoided dropping reports during the September-October campaign season.

15.   But he declined to say whether U.S. military operations would drop off during Ramadan.

16.   But you also raise the risk of suddenly dropping dead during a workout.

17.   But, the researchers noted, inner body temperatures did not drop during the experiment.

18.   Critics note that despite his attempts to present the church as a more welcoming institution, church attendance dropped during his tenure.

19.   For example, while the number of crimes committed in the United States has risen, the overall rate of violent crime actually has dropped during the last decade.

20.   For male football and basketball players, test scores in math and reading comprehension actually dropped during their first year.