21.   The only negative in the Massachusetts economy, analysts said, is the shortage of labor.

22.   The spread has turned negative in the last five days.

23.   The trade balance has swung sharply negative in recent months, as consumer imports have surged.

24.   The undisputed champ of nihilism proved again that there is no end to all that is negative in a bout against Orlin Norris.

25.   There are seven teams that are negative in that regard.

26.   They also forecast the index will remain negative in February.

27.   With some imagination you could guess he just read something negative in the paper and is devising a statistic to refute it.

28.   Without a tax rebate, growth could be negative in the second half.

29.   A few people have asked me why do I sounded negative in my earlier commentaries on the IT industry.

30.   A powdery white substance in an envelope received by a New York Times reporter tested negative in a preliminary test for anthrax, the newspaper said Saturday.