But the shows were just a drop in the bucket, as it turns out.
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In the context of the whole economy the cost would be a drop in the ocean.
But even then, this would be nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
It's a drop in the bucket compared with the trillions the federal government spends each year.
Revenue was up in the second quarter, following a drop in the quarter before.
For the moment, the funds are little more than a drop in the overall investment-management pool.
The break was confirmed by a drop in the RS line below its support (line d).
Last month the unemployment rate dropped because of a drop in the labor participation rate.
So good efforts here that really do amount to a drop in the bucket.
Revenue was up in the third quarter, following a drop in the quarter before.
Frade would literally be a drop in the ocean compared to a pre-salt tsunami.
The figures also showed a drop in the number of babies born at home in recent years.
Median prices in Manhattan rose, in part because of a drop in the number of less pricey sales.
Researchers found no evidence that a bustling local economy resulted in a drop in the number of tickets.
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He triggered the deal with Disney just before a drop in the valuations of both media and Disney.
But in China a drop in exports does not translate straightforwardly into a drop in the trade surplus.
Normally, a bank with such large positions protects itself against a drop in the value of its options.
"This is a drop in the bucket, " says Paul Henry, a spokesman for information technology security firm Secure Computing.
Revenue was up in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, following a drop in the quarter before.
Yahoo also has seen a drop in the value of advertising against content that Yahoo pulls from other sources.
The break in price support was confirmed by a drop in the relative performance below its support (line j).
Negatives to the report included a drop in the manufacturing data, they said.
But with 150, 000 Ohio mortgages resetting over the next 12 months, the bail-out is a drop in the bucket.
Coincidentally or not, the leveling off of obesity coincides with a drop in the amount of soda that Americans consume.
Sure, that's a drop in the bucket for Dell, Sony, HP and the like, but what about the smaller OEM's?
The cost of the event, no matter how many millions, is still a drop in the bucket for the company.
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Silicon Valley has felt the pain of these policies through a drop in the number of startups founded by foreign-born immigrants.
First, a drop in the exchange rate does not necessarily lead to an equivalent rise in the price of imported goods.
But that's a drop in the bucket compared to the thousands of dollars you'd spend to buy and install the windows.
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