1.   The flushing models have thrown a curve to geophysicists trying to work out how this cycle has come about.

2.   Now the cycle has come full circle.

3.   Politicians manage both, so when the down cycle comes they can live for another day.

4.   The cycle comes and goes.

5.   What is evident is that creative cycles come and go.

6.   With the relatively strong sales of clothing beginning early last year, that cycle may be coming to an end.

7.   Businesses have been aggressively cutting stockpiles amid weak demand in the sluggish economy, although economists say the cycle may be coming to an end.