The number of 18- to 39-year-old Obama supporters who said they are following campaign news very closely has dropped 12 points from 2008, while the number of 18- to 39-year-old Romney supporters paying close attention is down 15 points from the comparable number for Sen. John McCain's supporters in 2008.
But William Peter Blatty's novel, based closely on fact, dropped the humour found in his previous work.
United's attackers pushed forward on to City's defenders and everyone else backed up, tracking individuals closely when they dropped into deep positions.
Its profit fell 12 percent in the second quarter, and its return on equity, a closely watched gauge, dropped to 5.4 percent from 12.2 percent in the first quarter.
The monthly survey from CIPS/Markit showed that the closely watched Purchasing Managers Indexx dropped from 54.4 to 48.2 in June – below the 50 level that separates a sector that is expanding from one that is contracting.
The closely watched Ifo index dropped in February, after a slight rise in the previous month.
A closely watched manufacturing index dropped to 50.9 from 52 in September, the Institute for Supply Management said today, keeping pace with four months of declines.
Hingis, seeded seventh, dropped a closely contested first set, even though Dementieva struggled with her serve and double-faulted twice in the second game, once in the fourth game and twice more in the sixth.
That drop closely follows a drop in cash-out refinance transactions, in which homeowners refinance their mortgages after their homes have gained value, taking out some equity in the form of cash.
Independent monitors watch closely as players drop their pants to their ankles and remove their shirts before providing a sample.
