But, with concerted international efforts, including by NATO ships, pirate attacks have dropped sharply.

Violence dropped sharply in the Israeli Palestinian conflict, as actions by leaders on both sides generated new hopes for peace.

The stock market dropped sharply. Home prices fell 40 , completely wiping out the equity of one third of all homeowners with mortgages.

Average annual developing country growth dropped sharply, barely exceeding population growth in 5 out of the 10 years, per capita incomes contracted.

Over the course of 2003, the number of refugees worldwide dropped sharply for the second year in a row, to 9.7 million, due in large part to significant levels of voluntary repatriation in several parts of the world.

Fadil's grades dropped.

Sami's jaw dropped.

Leverage is down sharply.

Prices have dropped recently.

I dropped my keys.

I dropped my keys.

Sami's health has sharply declined.

Fadil dropped out of school.

Sami dropped out of college.

But a sharply lower dollar would, at the same time, mean sharply higher inflation, requiring it to tighten policy.

National debt, too, has risen sharply.

That fighter plane dropped a bomb.

That fighter plane dropped a bomb.

Now the other shoe has dropped.

The stock market has dropped today.

Meanwhile, the Nairobi route was dropped.

The use of torture had declined sharply.

NAIROBI Renewable energy triggers sharply polarized views.

The goals of media usage diverge sharply.

The interdependence of States is sharply increasing.

Sami dropped Layla off at the mosque.

Sami dropped Layla off at the mosque.

Dropped in the mud, like the shoe.

Uzbekistan has dropped out of the programme.

Almost everywhere else veered sharply to the right.

Finally, the euro could fall sharply in value.

Also, whereas in 1998 three quarters of the Roma pupils had dropped out of school, in 2004 only one quarter had dropped out.

He dropped his wallet, and now it's mine.

Sami dropped a bomb in the interrogation room.

And TB mortality has dropped more than 40 .

In 2001 and 2002 the unemployment rate dropped.

However, the numbers dropped slightly in 1998 1999.

Since then, most emerging market currencies have rebounded sharply.

Moreover, market penetration in poor countries is rising sharply.

In the US, the Fed was sharply raising rates.

Thereafter, the two camps interests and conclusions diverged sharply.

These budgetary allocations rose sharply, by 33.08 per cent.

They had bad grades. Some of them dropped out.

Within seconds, US financial markets dropped by about 1 .

Surveys showed this had dropped to 72.9 by 2008.