1.   Averages were dropping every year, as were graduation rates.

2.   Attendance averages have dropped, despite a higher quality of play.

3.   But after his scoring average dropped, his minutes went down and he started just two games as a sophomore.

4.   But major stock averages dropped back from early gains to close with losses.

5.   He suggested that the circuit breakers be redesigned to kick in when the Dow Jones industrial average drops by a certain percentage rather than a certain number of points.

6.   His average dropped.

7.   His average would drop to a merely mortal one touchdown per game.

8.   His grade-point average dropped below a C and he was placed on academic probation.

9.   His nighttime average drops to five times a month in the winter, when chilly winds dissuade even the diehards.

10.   If no adjustment is made, it will appear that the average has dropped sharply when, in fact, nothing has changed.