41.   The consensus forecast by analysts is zero growth, and a slight decline is possible.

42.   The good news is that inflation and interest rates remain low and a slight decline in the latest employment growth statistics means that the economy is not overheating.

43.   The report is likely to surprise traders, some of whom were looking for a slight decline in overseas sales.

44.   The slight decline in New York stocks reflected a similar drop in the broader indexes.

45.   There was a slight decline in the number of people who offered similar opinions about Mrs. Clinton over the same period.

46.   There has been a slight decline, they say, in the number of visitors from Japan.

47.   They came to the opposite conclusion, discerning a slight decline in jobs at the New Jersey restaurants.

48.   Warren, a Harvard Law School professor, says the findings suggest that the recent slight decline in bankruptcy filings nationwide is misleading.

49.   A slight decline on Wall Street on Friday also dampened sentiment, they said.

50.   A slight decline on Wall Street on Friday dampened sentiment, they said.