81.   The drop came despite encouraging figures on inflation.

82.   The drop in bonds came as traders reflected on a week of generally rising stock prices.

83.   The drop came after Ecevit was unable to attend a crucial meeting of the National Security Council on Thursday.

84.   The drop came after Russian authorities halted trading in the ruble for the second consecutive day and Japanese stock prices plunged to the lowest level in six years.

85.   The drop came despite a generally genial weather, one of the warmest Novembers seen in Hong Kong for many years.

86.   The drop came during a period of continued deadlock over the scope of an Israeli troop withdrawal in the West Bank.

87.   The drop comes even though new properties are opening to the public every year.

88.   The drop came amid heavy selling of the U.S. currency by Japanese corporations and a drop in Treasury bond prices.

89.   The drop came despite a report of a welcome slowdown in retail sales.

90.   The drop in income came mostly in the second half of the year, when the yen rapidly appreciated against the U.S. dollar, Sony said.