31.   --Prostate cancer, the leading non-skin cancer in males, showed a slight decline.

32.   Retail issues led to a slight decline today as Kmart Corp. struggled with sluggish sales and merchandise markdowns.

33.   Sales at restaurants open at least one year have been in a slight decline for some time, Hartnett said.

34.   She attributes the resurgence to a slight decline in the price of better champagnes, as well as a more educated public.

35.   Shares of Cirrus and Lam Research Corp. led a slight decline in the Bloomberg Silicon Valley Index.

36.   Some of the largest fund companies confirmed that they had seen a slight decline in net inflows to stock funds after the market turmoil that began last Friday.

37.   Texas had a slight decline in the proportion of welfare recipients who found jobs.

38.   That offset a slight decline of its Master Lock brand.

39.   Texas stocks dropped to their lowest level since late March today as shares of energy-related issues fell with a slight decline in oil prices.

40.   That survey showed a slight decline in consumer sentiment from the second quarter.