81.   For the eastern seaboard, the drop in temperatures was dramatic.

82.   For today, the recent drop in interest rates was enough to outweigh concern over electricity rates, Pena y Lillo said.

83.   For unknown reasons, the drop was greater among men than women.

84.   For wholesale sales, the drop was also larger than expected.

85.   For all the apparent simplicity of tossing food from a plane, the air drops are complex missions.

86.   For those who say the drops might be seasonal, Ms. Corcoran laughed.

87.   For investors, the drop is noteworthy, because biotechnology and Internet companies have led the stock market so far this year, while most other stocks have languished.

88.   For one thing, more than half the drop was in the automotive sector, much of which was shut down for two weeks last month.

89.   For today, the drop in interest rates was enough to outweigh concern over electricity rates, Pena y Lillo said.

90.   Gilbert Dela Cruz, manager of Rotor Wing Hawaii, a Honolulu repair company, told the Associated Press that a rapid drop is not uncommon.