51.   At a news conference in June, Bertelli played down the effects of the American economic slowdown on a saturated high end sector.

52.   At a time of delicate transition and prolonged economic slowdown, any government that emerges from the voting next Sunday will have difficulty quieting that anger.

53.   At issue is the nature of the current economic slowdown.

54.   Aside from being better suited to weather an economic slowdown, the cable has more growth potential according to Voye.

55.   At the same time, though, it hurt U.S. exports and undermined the value of Japanese securities, already under pressure from a prolonged economic slowdown.

56.   ATLANTA - Southern Co. overcame lower electricity demand during a mild summer and an economic slowdown to report better-than-expected third-quarter earnings.

57.   AUSTIN, Texas - The economic slowdown continued to hurt sales of existing homes in Central Texas in August.

58.   Auto sales remained remarkably strong throughout the economic slowdown.

59.   Australian shares were mixed as investors try to gauge how much corporate profits will be affected by the expected economic slowdown, traders said.

60.   At the same time, expectations of a continued economic slowdown in Asia in stainless steel consuming countries like South Korea and Taiwan are dragging nickel prices down.