51.   On Tuesday morning, a flotilla of boats laden with hundreds of Cubans bobbed near the horizon, although the flow slowed as the winds picked up.

52.   Product sales slowed as personnel took time to learn about new regulations on disclosure of commission and charges.

53.   Profit growth will slow as soft-drink companies and beermakers compete for customers by cutting prices to boost sales.

54.   Progress in narrowing the gap slowed primarily as a byproduct of forces that caused rising wage dispersion throughout the U.S. economy.

55.   Recent economic reports show the economy may be slowing as inflation remains under wraps, as McDonough said.

56.   Recovery operations at the bombing site slowed as officials decided to limit their search for bodies to the daylight hours.

57.   Sales slowed as some consumers began to head for the beach rather than the malls, analysts said.

58.   Roy said the inflation rate should slow as food prices ease.

59.   Sales of higher-rated debt slowed as companies with no immediate need for funds held off on sales as Treasury yields rose in the second quarter.

60.   Sales of high-margin workstations slowed as customers waited for new models at the same time that disk drives suffered from production snags.