• The states could face a drop in federal funds even as they are handed more duties of care for their own citizens.

    ECONOMIST: The states

  • The local authority predicted that some schools could face a 10% drop in funding, while others may see a 17% budget rise.

    BBC: Telford and Wrekin schools face funding overhaul

  • "You've got to face the fact there are these drop-offs in ordering linked to the recession, " he said.

    BBC: South East Wales

  • And finally, Arsenal must still face Wigan, fighting to avoid the drop from 18th place, and Newcastle on the road.

    WSJ: Chelsea Beats United;

  • Earlier, Liberal Democrat Andrew George called on the government to drop the bill altogether in the face of "massive opposition".

    BBC: Burnham accuses Lansley of 'bullying' over NHS reforms

  • But Fulham are only above the drop zone on goal difference and face a trip to eighth-placed Portsmouth on Sunday.

    BBC: Premier League prepares for D-Day

  • Although the explanation for the Greek about face is imperfect, Finance Ministry officials have attributed the drop in revenues to a drop in consumption.

    FORBES: Higher Tax Rates But Lower Collections?

  • The top seed - still yet to drop a set in the tournament - will face Marat Safin or Feliciano Lopez in Friday's semi-final, and neither will hold much fear after a supreme display against Ancic.

    BBC: Ruthless Federer races past Ancic

  • It will face periods of declining industry growth, when its stock will drop dramatically.

    FORBES: Zynga's a Real Company But Here Is the Big Risk

  • The New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy, widely credited as an important factor in the citywide drop in crime during the Bloomberg administration, will face its biggest constitutional test in a federal trial beginning Monday.

    WSJ: Trial Begins Over NYPD's Frisk Policy

  • Residents who are violent, drop litter, keep untidy gardens and have nuisance pets also face being placed at the bottom of the repairs and improvements list.

    BBC: North East Wales

  • States like California are feeling the effects of a big drop in tax revenues (after the Internet bubble burst) and now face painful choices as a result.

    MSN: Are deficits a bad thing?

  • He said that inadequate funding would mean that pupils would face less teaching in bigger classes and that some sixth forms might be forced to drop less popular subjects, such as languages.

    BBC: Sixth-form funding dip 'could stymie' talent, Gove warned

  • But the Warriors held firm in the face of Hull pressure and for the second week in a row Richards popped over a drop goal to make it 21-14.

    BBC: Hull 18-21 Wigan

  • Carrefour hit the brakes on a costly revamp of the French retail giant's biggest stores in the wake of a drop in profit for 2011, underscoring the challenges the new chief executive will face when he starts later this year.

    WSJ: What's News

  • The premise of the October deal was that, offered a face-saving way to come clean and find a better relationship with the West, Iran would quietly drop any weapons ambitions.

    ECONOMIST: The Europeans' soft approach to Iran seems to have failed

  • But her last drop-shot attempt landed in the net, and Sharapova fell to her knees and covered her face in her hands.

    WSJ: French Open 2012: Maria Sharapova's Time to Shine

  • Otellini is a familiar face at CES, but this year his keynote will take on added significance as attendees wonder whether he will drop any hints about his appearance at Apple 's Macworld conference in San Francisco the following week.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

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