1.   And Stone said the U.S. trade gap with Japan usually dips during May because auto shipments drop off for seasonal reasons.

2.   Campbell replaced that revenue with sales and use taxes that have dipped during the lingering recession.

3.   Gleeson, of Sutter Health, said admissions to Sutter hospitals dipped during the contract lapse.

4.   Naps help calm babies, Weissbluth says, because the stress hormone cortisol dips during sleep.

5.   Overall, however, luxury home prices in the Bay Area dipped during the third quarter, according to First Republic Bancorp. Inc.

6.   Several parts of California had their electric service dip during the past few days as residents turned on air conditioning to combat record heat.

7.   The need dipped during the Baby Boom of the postwar generation as colleges became more selective, but has grown steadily since.

8.   It did not call any alerts early Friday morning, but grid managers warned that reserves could dip during the day, forcing an alert.

9.   The number of visitors from the Middle East tends to dip during late autumn and the terror attacks have added to that, he said.

10.   They said when her oxygen levels began to dip during the procedure, the flow of the gas was increased and she died on the table.