Here are two sentences:

The budget fell steadily until dropping as low as $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and has gradually risen to $ 3.27 billion for fiscal 2002 .

It fell steadily until it dropped as low as $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and rose gradually to $ 3.27 billion for fiscal 2002 .

yes

Here are two sentences:

The yield on the 3 percent note maturing in 2008 fell 22 basis points to 2.61 percent .

The yield fell 2 basis points to 1.41 percent , after reaching 1.4 percent on May 8 , the lowest since March 12 .

no

Here are two sentences:

Peterson told police he fished alone in San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve , returning to an empty house .

Peterson told police he left his wife at about 9 : 30 a.m. on Dec. 24 to fish alone in San Francisco Bay .
no