1.   No time for slip-ups, but the odds must now be on Oxford avoiding the drop.

2.   Lagan Valley finished last and, despite beating RUC in the last meeting, could not avoid the drop to division two.

3.   And in many cases, including New York City, cable operators avoided steep drops in overall revenues by adding more channels to their line-ups.

4.   According to Quesnelle, managing realistic smoker expectations is crucial to maintaining enthusiasm for the product and avoiding another drop in sales.

5.   Hoping to avoid price drops that have characterized the IPOs of previous state assets, the government set ENI at the lowest end of the forecast range.

6.   Sunderland has a chance, while cash-strapped Everton and Southampton will have to battle to avoid the drop again.

7.   The index managed to avoid a drop because of rises by computer issues on expectations they will report better-than-expected profits in the next few weeks.

8.   Under the budget-tightening policy, the Ministry of Finance wants to avoid any drop in tax revenues.

9.   Everton claimed three important points in its bid to avoid the drop.

10.   In the battle to avoid the drop to division one, all the teams near the foot of the standings have tough games.