"The basic fundamentals of the bull market are eroding dramatically," said Michael Metz, the chief investment strategist at Cowen & Company, who has long been bearish on the market.

Advantages Are Seen "The recession was worse than expected, markets eroded dramatically, but at least Ahmanson has bitten the bullet," Mr. Gitt said.

With his Miami talent base dramatically eroded, Riley is now discovering what real misery is.

Among other things, the meters indicated that network audiences were eroding dramatically -down 9 percent in prime time this season from the previous year.

In the years following World War I, inflation dramatically eroded the value of a police officer's salary.

In addition, it became very difficult to convict those who violated prohibition because public support for the law and its enforcement eroded dramatically.

But Joshua M. Wiener, an economist at the Brookings Institution, the research organization, testified that without such protection, "the buying power of most policies erodes dramatically over time."

I must say that I do not believe that tomorrow, if asked to vote on the report, the Members would support amendments that dramatically erode the legitimacy of either party.

This study found that public confidence in the police eroded dramatically after each incident, incidents that were given intensive media coverage.