The city's crime rate dropped over 50 percent during the same period.

This number had dropped to nine during the year so far.

But that drops to an average of 0.2 percent during the next five months.

That wasn't much - but it dropped to just 18 minutes during all of 2005.

While still very high, the number has dropped 18 percent during the 50 months of the current recovery.

It was he who had dropped them here during his struggle with the woman.

The shares had dropped $9 during the day to close at $153.

The temperature had dropped during the night and the house was cold.

After dropping to a low of 277 during the 1970s, the population began to grow.

He had to drop out of law school during the 1982 negotiations.