1.   But for large jumps in yield, the linear approximation will become very poor if convexity is high.

2.   A. Every few years, you will find that large clumps of some herbaceous perennials start to falter and their flowering becomes poor.

3.   Eventually he became so poor that he ate dog food and slept on concert stages.

4.   Quality became so poor that Volkswagen management delayed product introductions by nearly a year, in some cases, so production snags could be worked out.

5.   The Medicaid program includes elderly who have become poor because of medical and nursing expenses.

6.   They are not going to allow their batting average to go down or their fielding to become poor just to sponsor an item.

7.   They stayed behind and became hopelessly poor.

8.   Our country has once again become poor.

9.   Earlier President Suharto said that living standards had dropped and many Indonesians had become poor in recent months.

10.   Many people are asking themselves how the country with the most proven oil reserves outside the Middle East has become so poor.