101.   Investors pulled back from some of the safer sectors, such as drug stocks, that they up as the economy slowed.

102.   Jury selection was slowed as more than two dozen prospective jurors said they could not be impartial in deciding a terrorism case.

103.   Nationwide said the boom in prices would eventually slow as more and more Britons found themselves priced out of the property market.

104.   Purchases from the education sector also slowed as schools deferred spending amid government funding concerns, the company said.

105.   Rush-hour traffic slowed as traffic lights failed across San Juan.

106.   Sorenstam birdied the first hole, but her pace slowed as conditions worsened.

107.   The latest figures show the New Zealand economy growing at a moderate rate, although signs are emerging that the expansion is slowing as the global economy slows.

108.   The selloff slowed as bargain hunters swooped in looking for cheap stocks.

109.   The violence scared away investors, and foreign loans and donor funding slowed as unemployment and inflation soared.

110.   The urban bustle of Beijing slowed as play kicked off.