11.   That raises questions among market analysts about how such investors would react should a significant drop occur.

12.   The drop occurred amid optimism the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates as U.S. economic growth and inflation show little evidence of picking up speed.

13.   The drop occurred in part because Cisco warned it might have trouble maintaining its growth rate in the third quarter.

14.   The drop occurred amid hope the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates as U.S. economic growth and inflation show little evidence of picking up speed.

15.   The overall drop occurred despite rising insurance premiums that have bedeviled employers and individual consumers.

16.   Those studies argue that such a drop would occur because children are far more sensitive to price increases than adults.

17.   The drop occurred even as police have cut overtime and redeployed officers to meet anti-terrorism demands.

18.   The management of most of the radio stations agreed the drop occurred because either advertisers canceled their bookings or were late in their payment.

19.   The officials said they believed a weapons drop occurred because while low-flying planes were heard, there was no evidence of a landing.

20.   The steep drop in December occurred because of a falloff in demand for aircraft.