1.   Once poison has temporarily reduced rat populations to almost zero, predation by barn owls can slow the recovery.

2.   But a weaker yen will also affect Japanese consumers, slowing a recovery of tourist visits to the United States and curbing imports.

3.   But if the Fed slows the doses, that could slow the recovery of the stock market until the Fed moves much further into this rate-cut cycle.

4.   For the last few months, though, its recovery has been slowed by cold weather in New England, which has hurt sales of summer apparel.

5.   Francis said the work kicked up sand that limited visibility and slowed recovery.

6.   Greenspan said deteriorating growth abroad could also slow the recovery in the United States.

7.   He said faith in executives was at a low and was slowing a recovery in financial markets.

8.   Higher borrowing costs could slow the recovery.

9.   Passage of either bill will increase the pain for those who go broke and perhaps slow the recovery.

10.   Passage of either version will increase the pain for those who go broke, and perhaps slow the recovery.