71.   Airbus, though, has maintained a more steady workforce and a slower growth pace.

72.   Already competition from new technology groups such M.A.I.D. means that paging companies, which use dated technology, are facing slower growth.

73.   All of this is good, analysts say, but investors should expect slower sales growth while Microsoft finds its way.

74.   Also, slower growth in Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and elsewhere in Asia should cut into exports of autos and machines.

75.   Allianz attributed the slower growth to a lower claims rate which required smaller increases in rates.

76.   Broken Hill Proprietary Co. dropped as slower growth in the region is seen reducing commodity prices, while gold producers gained after the price of the precious metal rose.

77.   Business confidence in the U.S. economy dropped in June as companies prepare for slower growth in spending and investments, an industry survey said.

78.   But a new flight to safety and prospect of much slower growth here would send bond prices higher and yields lower.

79.   But after it released its earnings, on Tuesday evening, analysts expressed worry about signs of slower growth in sales of its main product, database server software.

80.   But Blumstein and some other experts tempered their enthusiasm, noting that a slower growth rate in one year could be a random fluctuation.