31.   Heads turned and cars slowed as the group processed along Broadway.

32.   However, the rate of evaporation slows as humidity increases.

33.   Importer demand slows as the fall harvests bring new supplies to market.

34.   Import growth slowed as higher taxes sapped spending at home, said Toshio Kobayashi, a Finance Ministry official.

35.   In fact, Brown admits that some of his basketball development may have been slowed as a member of the championship teams with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

36.   In Singapore, the economy appears to be slowing as the U.S. economy cools.

37.   In the last two years, the Network Computer movement has been slowed as components like operating systems and low-cost hardware have proved tardy.

38.   Investment in stock funds is slowing as the market rallies.

39.   It slowed as track workers and investigators cleared the way.

40.   Japanese officials, including Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka, tried to play down the growing surplus, saying it would slow as the economy recovered.