61.   Even Pheidippides, who dropped dead after completing his marathon trek to Athens, would have found Boston to be no walk in the Parthenon.

62.   Elsewhere, corn futures dropped after the government reported weak world demand.

63.   Eric dropped out after ninth grade, while Jamie quit after attending the seventh and eighth grades.

64.   For a time, he wanted to be a novelist and dropped out after his junior year to write fiction.

65.   Ford dropped out after due diligence revealed that Daewoo owed much more than Ford had expected.

66.   Gilt-edged yields rose and sterling dropped after the news, although share prices barely moved.

67.   Gold dropped after a U.S. government report showed there was little sign of inflation.

68.   German shares fell as financial-service shares declined and steelmaker Thyssen AG dropped after a profits warnings.

69.   Gilt-edged yields and sterling dropped after the news, although share prices barely moved.

70.   Gold stocks dropped after a fall in the price of gold.