1.   But, he warned, the boom likely will slow.

2.   Douglas will continue to make money until the boom in orders slows, he said.

3.   Even though the construction boom has slowed a bit in the last year, new British workers like David Hilton arrive weekly.

4.   She believes the casino boom will eventually slow, especially if California chooses to expand its now limited gambling.

5.   Texas stocks climbed to another record as Compaq Computer Corp. eased concern that the personal computer boom is slowing by reporting better-than-expected earnings.

6.   The Argentines went home for winter, and the boom has slowed somewhat.

7.   The real estate boom has slowed, with plenty of vacancies as companies and local residents wait for lease and rental prices to drop more.

8.   With expectations growing that the real estate boom could slow in the coming years, investors have begun to trim their holdings of property companies, brokers said.