21.   Stock analysts said poor earnings expectations due to foreign exchange losses and fears of a prolonged economic slowdown continued to batter the stock market sentiment.

22.   Strong exports are expected to pull the economy out of a prolonged slowdown, said Wei Duan, head of the directorate general of budget, accounting and statistics.

23.   Strong exports to pull the economy out of a prolonged slowdown, said Wei Duan, head of the directorate general of budget, accounting and statistics.

24.   The prolonged economic slowdown also hurt Seagaia.

25.   With Japan only now recovering from a prolonged economic slowdown, corporate sponsorship has fallen short of goals.

26.   IMF head Michel Camdessus said that a prolonged slowdown in economic growth among industrialized countries is unlikely, in comments published Wednesday.

27.   Amid concerns about a prolonged economic slowdown, the anti-corruption announcement by the government conspired to sour the sentiment further, brokers said.

28.   The poor sales at home in line with a prolonged economic slowdown conspired to dampen their performance, he said.