51.   Like all of Lower Manhattan, Chinatown is suffering from the steep drop of foot traffic from tourists and office workers.

52.   Many more -- waiters, limo drivers, flight attendants -- worked far from ground zero but are victims of a slowing economy and a steep drop in tourism.

53.   Many of the recent super-wide film openings have led to steep drops in subsequent weekends as audience demand was quickly sated.

54.   Louisiana saw a steep drop in the poverty rate.

55.   New electricity distribution rates to be announced today or tomorrow are expected to show a steep drop on the current rates, further depressing electric utilities, analysts said.

56.   On Tuesday, a closely watched report showed a steep drop in the confidence of American consumers.

57.   One ominous sign was a steep drop in U.S. paper stocks this week after Smith Barney analyst George Adler told brokers that linerboard prices are being marked down.

58.   Papandreou is said to be bewildered by his steep drop in the polls and by the growing pressure for him to step down.

59.   Q. Is the steep drop in stock prices the driving force behind the write-downs?

60.   Riders lie stomach down on mats and literally fly down a series of steep vertiginous drops, becoming airborne at one point.