11.   Warner Center remains a good market even though the economy is softening.

12.   When the American and European economies softened, those customers quit buying to reduce inventories.

13.   While the national economy has been softening, the Federal Reserve Board has been on an interest rate cutting binge creating a consumer-friendly mortgage environment.

14.   Concerns have been raised about a strike at a time when the economy is softening, and efforts are underway by other Hollywood unions to avert a work stoppage.