However, for their youngest-level players, leagues realize they are taking a risk by not allowing little Johnny to have his titanium bat, particularly Little League, which seen its participation numbers drop as travel teams grow in popularity.

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However, as time passes, the player numbers in the older social games gradually drop as players move on to newer games.

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Still, the poll is welcome news for Romney, who has watched his numbers drop in Iowa as Huckabee has moved into first place in recent Hawkeye State polls.

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The revelations about Ms. Quinn's past come amid a drop in poll numbers as she pursues the Democratic nomination for mayor.

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As sour as the numbers were, ananlysts were anticipating a drop of 16.0% year-over-year.

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Those numbers are expected to soon drop, just as a sprawling tent city is constructed nearby to house thousands of displaced Haitians, perhaps permanently.

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They said they expect violence levels to drop this year, compared with last, as growing numbers of Afghan security forces are trained and take the lead in the fight.

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And that's important, because once you become a diabetic, even if you drop your numbers, you will always be classified as a diabetic, making it difficult to acquire good insurance.

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Ms Herve said the investigation would look at a drop in the numbers of births at the unit, as well as higher than expected numbers of women referred to consultant-led units, compared to previous years and similar units elsewhere.

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