71.   After he left the pond, Thoreau the artist began to wane, his creative juices slowing to a sporadic trickle.

72.   Along about April, leasing activity slowed to a crawl, and nothing since has nudged the market out of complacency.

73.   But as the wind begins to die, the sound slows to a mournful metallic dirge.

74.   But at about midday Wednesday, the hurricane slowed to a crawl and then virtually stopped in its tracks.

75.   Business has slowed to a still.

76.   But among Palestinians, water supplies slow to a trickle.

77.   But from there, the information slows to a trickle, and the trail grows cold.

78.   But growth in the once-booming sector slowed to a trickle elsewhere.

79.   But newspaper executives and industry analysts said they felt relieved because a circulation plunge reported by many newspapers six months ago had slowed to a gradual slide.

80.   But it comes at a time of important reforms in the municipal bond business, which has traditionally been little regulated and slow to change.