1.   However, that drop follows what so far has been a strong year for the real estate market.

2.   The drop followed three consecutive sessions when the market rose to records.

3.   The drop in profit follows a record year for the Irish papermaker.

4.   The drop followed a speech in New York by Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto in which he said Japan may sell U.S. Treasuries and buy gold.

5.   The drop follows a long period in which those stocks registered tremendous gains.

6.   The drop in production follows a series of other slowdowns as nuclear plants overhaul and refuel in preparation for peak electricity consumption during the summer.

7.   The drops follow an accord earlier this week between Fondiaria and the National Union of Insurance Agents over a company reorganization plan that prompted a union strike.

8.   The drops followed the formal announcement that Yamaichi Securities Co., the fourth largest brokerage firm in Japan, had collapsed.

9.   The drop followed a rapid buildup of communications networks in recent years that resulted in a capacity glut and a financing drought that has made further expansion difficult.

10.   The drop follows a wave of rating cuts by analysts who follow the stock.