Sentence examples for shocking drop from inspiring English sources

Next fall's freshman class will have only 65 students, a shocking drop that played a large role in prompting the archdiocese to try to close the school.

Dave Wilson, GMAC's president, says it may not be that there has been a shocking drop in the number of applicants, rather that each candidate is applying to fewer schools.

The Steelers are allowing 119.5 yards rushing a game to rank 23rd in the league, a shocking drop for a team that made it to the Super Bowl on the strength of a defense ranked first against the run in 2010.

An opinion poll conducted by James Zogby on behalf of the Arab-American Institute Foundation in July 2011 found there was a "shocking" drop in Iran's popularity in the six countries where the poll was conducted, with the exception of Lebanon.

General Electric's shocking drop in first-quarter profits pushed European shares lower during midday trading on Friday, despite merger talk in the telecommunications and utilities sectors.

It really does seem to have almost snuck up on people, this sudden shocking drop in the economy.

Some shocking drops in ratings have prompted the rights-holders to go another way but all concerned must now cross their fingers that ITV's style of presentation will be acceptable to them and more appealing to more people than Channel 4's programme proved to be.

I would add, nobody needs to see "Twelve," as "controversial" or "shocking" (to drop another adjective that has lost its mojo) as it strains to be.

What's more, there has been a shocking 40% drop in 16- and 17-year-olds registered to vote," she said.

"We have urged him to support universities to register their students when they fill out standard university forms, and to give all areas access to schemes like the Northern Ireland Schools Initiative, to address the shocking 40% drop in 16 and 17-year-olds on the register," she said.

Southampton's industry and discipline did not allow City any opportunities to respond and things got worse for the visitors when the usually dependable Hart made a shocking error, dropping Lambert's shot and letting it squirm between his legs for Davis to turn it over the line.