| The abrupt end of the passage leaves me staring down the intoxicatingly sheer wall of the drop-off. |
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| Though other major economies also suffered a drop-off in this category, no nation fell as far in percentage terms as the United States. |
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| In the '60s and '70s the North Shore was very strong, but there's been a drop-off in terms of strength since then. |
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| The instability has already caused a small drop-off in tourism, forcing some island resorts to wind down their facilities. |
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| Are you concerned about the apparent drop-off in exports from the more knowledge-based sector of manufacturing industry? |
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| It seems to me there will be a huge drop-off in production with fewer animals about and, as a consequence, reduced cereals to feed them. |
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| Some of that's due to the drop-off in numbers of people watching as the week goes on. |
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| It might have been fun if there had not been a steep drop-off on one side at all times. |
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| At Purple Wall, a sheer drop-off adorned in soft corals is a good place to find reef sharks and tuna. |
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| It forms a sheer drop-off that bulges out slightly and then falls inwards, leaving me hanging over nothingness. |
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| Unfortunately the summers of recent years have been rather disappointing and this has led to a drop-off in tourism in the area. |
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| There was a sheer drop-off of a cliff to the bay, about a mile below, and on the horizon they could see the misty Isle of the Sea. |
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| But Mr Reilly said the investigation didn't find any information that would explain the drop-off in recent complaints. |
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| We carried on to the deepest part of the quarry at 36m, keeping what seems to be the sheerest drop-off to our left. |
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| The tires spun, the bike sliding sideways towards a drop-off as it began to fall on its side. |
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| They are relying on us to do overtime to cover shifts but if nobody comes in there's a drop-off in shifts. |
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| We trolled a zig-zag course along a drop-off, the deep water hitting 150 fathoms. |
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| Much like the steady drop-off of band members over the years, the rotating talent pool of guest vocal chanteuses has irreparably thinned. |
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| There doesn't appear to be a major drop-off of talent despite the flood of newcomers. |
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| What has caused the press' sudden and precipitous drop-off in confidence in the American public? |
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| In centers of Democratic strength, the drop-off in turnout was more precipitous still. |
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| This was an underwater version of gliding and parachuting, except that we had to avoid missing another drop-off. |
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| Even here we have seen a drop-off in trade, but business remains buoyant. |
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| But at night there is a remarkable drop-off in the number of staff. |
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| Before September 11, airlines were already feeling the pinch from the drop-off in IT business travellers and declining demand on North Atlantic routes. |
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| Other health chiefs claim that the drop-off in activity is the result of new restrictions on junior doctors' hours, brought about by European regulations. |
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| The drop-off around its margin is extraordinarily abrupt, with sheer white and salmon-pink walls extending a half mile to the lowland rain forest below. |
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| The edge of the plateau leads to a sheer drop-off to 90m or so, but the marine life on this exposed site is prolific and the visibility often astounding. |
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| The U.S. economic recovery, largely driven by a recovery in housing, could be threatened by this drop-off. |
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| But I would expect to see some drop-off in applications, perhaps a substantial one. |
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| The riders would call him on a secret prepaid cellphone, and he would make a drop-off. |
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| The drop-off in illuminance from vertical glazing is a function with an exponential declining shape. |
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| The findings led it to set up an evening drop-off service between bus stops that brings women closer to their destination. |
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| How can more foreign investment be drawn to your country, after the drop-off seen in recent years? |
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| There may be a traffic control officer who can guide you safely to the drop-off point. |
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| A paper or presentation would provide a focus for this discussion and help achieve agreement on next steps regarding drop-off. |
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| Kevin bellows instructions, and in quick time we exit the boat, turn turtle and fin towards the edge of the drop-off. |
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| A loud squawk startled her, and she looked up to find the gull hanging over the drop-off and glaring at her in what looked like exasperation. |
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| They slid toward a drop-off where there was no guard rail, and their vehicle, of course, went over the ledge. |
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| Soon, piles of dirty laundry are arriving at a prearranged drop-off point a mile from her cabin. |
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| I have noticed in the last year or two a drop-off in the number of young athletes coming into the sport. |
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| The edge of the drop-off is punctuated by large formations of madrepores with contorted outlines. |
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| Runway 14 began atop a steeply sloping terrace with an abrupt drop-off at the approach end, departure end and left side of the threshold. |
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| The drop-off reflects deep disappointment that clerical establishment rulers have been able to largely thwart Khatami's efforts. |
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| Carved toeholds allow access around one drop-off and into a slot canyon that's no more than an arm span across. |
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| Against my instinct to soar to the bottom of the drop-off, I reluctantly finned up the sheer wall into saner depths. |
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| A new turning and drop-off area for traffic outside the school gates is to be provided as part of the overall scheme. |
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| Indeed, they are just down the stairs, negotiate the drop-off layby, cross the road and Bob's your uncle. |
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| This is because carp generally like to patrol in the edge, out of the flow and along the drop-off into the deeper water of the central channel. |
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| Since his death there may not have been a drop-off in crime but the number of high-profile criminal heavyweights has waned. |
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| Twisting beneath waterfalls and rocky overhangs, an unprotected drop-off to near certain death is a constant travel companion. |
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| On both sides of the drop-off area is a large reception hall finished with a rich mix of Italian stone. |
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| A national UAE newspaper claimed that drivers who made more than one drop-off during a fare would be fined. |
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| But the drop-off in imports is acting like a shock absorber, because much of the fallout from weaker demand is being felt by foreign producers, not the U.S. economy. |
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| While the number of Irish holidaymakers enjoying short breaks or full-week stays in the region was up, there was a drop-off in visitors from abroad. |
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| Here you'll find office addresses, shipping guidelines and restrictions, drop-off and collection points for DHL Express shipments, key local facts and more! |
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| Los Angeles' annual Christmas tree recycling program kicks off today with nearly twice as many drop-off locations as last year. |
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| Weighing and payment will be made at drop-off. |
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| In return, over a predetermined number of weeks, the farmer delivers a basket containing a dozen or so varieties of organically grown fruit and vegetables to a drop-off point near peoples' homes. |
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| Most of the pick-up and drop-off zones identified on the map are within a short walk to the Parliament Hill Visitor Welcome Centre entrance located at the base of the Peace Tower. |
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| A drop-off in demand from the export sector also helped to spark some downward price action, with chart based speculative liquidation orders a negative for the market. |
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| Two weeks ago the Daily Echo told how a bag of undelivered mail was dumped in the street because the temporary postie did not have a key to the drop-off point. |
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| Absolute shambles at Ryanair bag drop-off. |
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| This obviously attracted a better class of nautilus, and a bumper crop was viewed by the team the next day in a wonderful dive hanging over an abyssal drop-off. |
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| The pilot was familiar with the Whitehorn ski run and had flown to the drop-off site three times earlier in the day. |
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| Not far from the drop-off point, the team ran into their first roadblock. |
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| They called for more security personnel near railway stations and taxi passenger drop-off points, especially at night, describing these areas as crime hot spots. |
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| Crime-fearing residents in Shipley are calling for street lighting to be introduced on a shadowy footpath to stop it being used as a drug drop-off point. |
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| By the third week, studies show a 33 percent drop-off in resolutions. |
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| Then simply drop-off or collect your shipment. |
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| Transfer prices are applicable to direct trip without any stopover, from the pick-up point to the arrival place, the service being terminated immediately after the drop-off. |
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| Given the state of the telecoms equipment market, it's no surprise to hear that this area was hit by a drop-off in spending and customer destocking. |
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| Producers will then be notified and told where to drop-off the sows. |
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| But unlike previous research, there's no drop-off tipping point in Amstrup's models. |
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| In recent months, he had been known to frequent parks near the Eugene Mission as well as local day labor pickup and drop-off sites, Mueller said. |
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| Tyneside-based enviroclothes has launched a new drop-off point at Silverlink Shopping Park, near Wallsend, so that people can donated unwanted clothing and textiles. |
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| The bag can be transformed from a typical laundry bag with a draw-string for drop-off of clothing into a full garment bag used to cover dry-cleaned clothes when picked up. |
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| The Transparency Report of the company showed a heavy drop-off in Gmail traffic China on Friday. |
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| The flags at the Whitehorn drop-off site, located approximately 600 feet across the mountainside from the accident site, had come into view moments before the accident occurred. |
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| The master plan for the site and visitor center provides for a drive-through, with a vehicle entrance to the site, including a passenger drop-off area and parking. |
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