1.   Mr Greenspan is keen to portray the current slowdown as mild and short-lived.

2.   Many investors are worried that the current slowdown could presage another recession.

3.   Americans are also riding into the current slowdown saddled with record debt.

4.   And the current slowdown in the economy could get worse.

5.   Any government response to the current slowdown should discourage that retreat.

6.   At issue is the nature of the current economic slowdown.

7.   But along the way, the economy suffered busts that make the current slowdown look tame.

8.   But airlines are fretting about the current slowdown in business, not to mention high fuel costs.

9.   But experience with an earlier recession may help executives steer their companies through the current slowdown.

10.   But he warned people not to count on a quick recovery from the current slowdown.