1.   But then he took a sudden downturn and slipped into a coma.

2.   As long as Latin American countries remain dependent on foreign savings, their markets and economies could be subject to spurts of growth and sudden downturns.

3.   Industry executives, who were basking in bullish forecasts as recently as a year ago, cannot agree on an explanation for the sudden downturn.

4.   Others see it as the only prudent way to move a large block of money into the market, since it provides some protection against a sudden downturn.

5.   She and her husband, Wallace Duffy, became alarmed during a sudden downturn two years ago, and shifted much of their holdings to fixed-income accounts.

6.   The sudden economic downturn is being felt across all lines of the financial business, he said.

7.   The sudden downturn has shocked Indonesians and begun to reduce the prosperity on which the president has staked his legitimacy.

8.   With the sudden downturn of high-tech investing, companies found themselves will warehouses bursting with equipment and no buyers.

9.   Palestinian accounts of Mideast peace talks took a sudden downturn Friday as a senior official said Israel had backtracked on Jerusalem proposals and the negotiations were enveloped in crisis.

10.   Palestinian accounts of Mideast peace talks took a sudden downturn Friday as two senior officials said Israel had backtracked on Jerusalem proposals.