11.   Sales have slipped a bit in recent weeks but continue to indicate the lottery may have hit bottom and could be heading back up.

12.   Sales slipped, then tumbled.

13.   Separately, the company posted a second-quarter profit because of a big gain, but sales slipped.

14.   Taurus sales slipped not because of something Toyota or Honda did.

15.   The company reported several solid quarters, but during the winter, sales slipped.

16.   The rally began after the Johnson Redbook Service said department store sales slipped last week.

17.   The show had broken even or better most weeks, but sales have slipped lately.

18.   The three-door hatchback, whose sales had been slipping, has been dropped.

19.   To make that transition, sales slipped and the company had to dismiss part of its work force.

20.   Though sales slipped in November, there are signs demand has room to grow.