51.   For example, Saks Fifth Avenue dropped plans to open a store because of sluggish demand.

52.   Following that meeting, Shell U.K. decided to drop plans to dump the rig in the North Atlantic.

53.   French securities fell as labor unions pressed for the government to drop plans to reform the welfare system to cut public deficits.

54.   FTC challenges to corporate deals recently have usually forced the companies involved to drop their plans to merge.

55.   HCFA officials earlier dropped plans to mail comprehensive new Medicare handbooks to all beneficiaries, instead limiting the initial effort this year to a few target states.

56.   He also dropped tentative plans for a state visit to Ukraine.

57.   He also helped to persuade department stores to drop plans for selling dog-skin coats imported from South Africa.

58.   He dropped his plan a month later, saying he might revisit it down the road.

59.   He dropped the plan last week after meeting with Generali representatives, who invited him to visit their Trieste offices and inspect records.

60.   He dropped the plan, and said he might stop accepting all managed care soon.