71.   That may have resulted because consumer spending slowed as household debt levels increased and incomes barely kept pace with inflation.

72.   That growth rate has slowed as the average age of its discount stores rises, forcing it to concentrate on margins, he said.

73.   The company also repeated an earlier warning that profit growth is slowing as sales and profit margins in monomers and polyolefins fall.

74.   The increase in slaughter rates came as retail demand for pork slowed as consumers turned to more attractively priced beef and chicken.

75.   The pace of the mountain battle has slowed recently as weather conditions deteriorated and snow fell in Gardez.

76.   The pace slowed as the teams exchanged punts.

77.   The rescue then became a recovery, and progress slowed as crews tried to shore up the unstable trench to prevent further injuries.

78.   The train slowed as it entered the Van Nuys station, a relatively new platform that sits in the middle of the industrial Valley.

79.   The stockpiles are rising during summer in the Northern Hemisphere, when copper consumption slows as factories close for vacations and annual maintenance.

80.   Then, suddenly, Loroupe slowed as her legs seized.