1.   With the abrupt economic slowdown, credit card companies expect more delinquencies and bankruptcies.

2.   But the abrupt slowdown in the economy is causing concern that the Fed may have applied the brakes too fast and too hard.

3.   But the stock quickly turned down again as Nortel and other technology bellwethers made announcements indicating an abrupt economic slowdown.

4.   Eastman Estimate Down Eastman Kodak sharply lowered its profit estimates for the next two quarters, saying that an abrupt slowdown in the economy was weakening film sales.

5.   Eastman Kodak Co. sharply lowered its profit estimates for the next two quarters Tuesday, saying that an abrupt slowdown in the economy is weakening film sales.

6.   It could, in fact, be interpreted as the most urgent recessionary warning since the economy began its abrupt slowdown last fall.

7.   Not so long ago, an abrupt slowdown in economic growth would have been reflected on the bottom line of Corporate America.

8.   Part of that reflected the abrupt slowdown in European economic growth, and more particularly the slowdown in German growth.

9.   While it is hard to imagine that the current pace can continue for long, there are few indications of an abrupt slowdown.

10.   The maker of optical fiber and cable used in telecommunications networks said it would miss second-quarter earnings because of an abrupt slowdown in business.