A drop-off is a sudden step down, as a curb or a sunken room floor.
This week Pope Benedict propelled himself to the forefront of human consciousness with his sudden announcement that he is stepping down at the end of this month, due to his age, and atheists couldn't help themselves but to comment.
Investment group Hargreaves Lansdown is leading the FTSE 100 fallers after the sudden announcement that its co-founder was stepping down after 34 years.
Mr. Varone, who is 62, said that these recent problems had no bearing on his sudden announcement to step down.
On Sunday, Tom Brokaw, who became interim host in June after the sudden death of Tim Russert, said that he would step down.
The narrative begins with the sudden resignation of Jeffrey Skilling, Enron's then-chief executive, who stepped down in August 2001 for unspecified "personal reasons".
"All of a sudden a little project became a bigger project," said Mr. Sbragia, who stepped down from his full-time position at Beringer in 2008.
"Be a good democrat and step down now," he tells her, and all of a sudden it feels like you're watching "House of Cards" and MSNBC cover Hillary Clinton all at the same time.
Mr. McGreevey is still hurrying past reporters and has given no interviews since his sudden announcement on Thursday that he had had an adulterous homosexual affair and would step down to avoid accusations that could compromise his office.
Allman's friends and associates said he has been planning to step down for a while and his departure is not connected to Reid's sudden dismissal by the Trumps.
defer.add img); Step down from the treadmill carefully and slowly after your workout to prevent yourself from experiencing sudden dizziness or vertigo.
