1.   Because of strong opposition, the government has dropped plans to increase taxes on fuel.

2.   And charitable donations, often organized by the state, are unable to cover the huge tab that the government has dropped.

3.   And when the federal government dropped financing for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute in Mountain View, Calif., Allen came to the rescue.

4.   As the government drops subsidies, farmers must be more efficient with land and water, he said.

5.   A recently assembled coalition government has dropped its threat of vetoing the plan to allow new countries to join NATO.

6.   After a three-year investigation, the government last fall dropped the charges, citing a lack of proof of federal offenses.

7.   After intense criticism, the state government dropped the terrorism charges late last week, maintaining conventional criminal murder and arson charges against the accused in the train fire.

8.   But after intensive legal wrangling, the government dropped almost its entire case and Lee pleaded guilty to one count of mishandling secrets.

9.   But Cusumano refused to cooperate, and the government dropped its demand.

10.   But the government dropped almost its entire case, and Lee pleaded guilty to one count of mishandling secrets.