11. Others argued that while the economy is strong now, it seems likely to slow by summer, and that will show in the employment figures. 12. Several economists expect growth to slow by the end of the decade. 13. Slowed by old age and terminal liver disease, James Earl Ray remains quietly optimistic, defiantly unbowed. 14. Slowed by the deep snow and alarmed by the gathering darkness, he remembered what his big brother had learned in a wilderness survival course. 15. That would slow corrosion by keeping the metal containers dry, but could induce changes in the rock that could damage the canisters later. 16. Texas stocks climbed to another record as Compaq Computer Corp. eased concern that the personal computer boom is slowing by reporting better-than-expected earnings. 17. The capsule breached ammonia crystal clouds and, further slowed by parachutes, dropped deeper into the ever-denser layers of reddish-brown clouds. 18. The comment suggested to some that the Fed may be willing to wait and see whether the economy slows by itself in the second half of the year. 19. The rate was even with the U.S. average but slow by the current pace elsewhere in the West. 20. The two-month decline in the PPI gave some hope that the growth of consumer prices will begin to slow by year-end. |