1.   Demand for semiconductors, for example, fell unexpectedly in March -- a sign of dwindling demand for personal computers and other high technology products.

2.   Municipal bonds gained, tracking benchmark Treasuries higher, as a dearth of new tax-free securities offset dwindling demand for tax-exempt mutual funds.

3.   To be sure, munis face dwindling demand from tax-exempt bond funds, which lost business to the booming stock market and funds that invest in it.

4.   Norplant, a hormone implant contraceptive that is the subject of lawsuits on both sides of the Atlantic, is to be discontinued in Britain because of dwindling demand.

5.   The figure underscored dwindling Japanese demand for everything from transistors to teakwood furniture.

6.   The ministers also backed a plan aimed at slashing beef production in a bid to bring supply in line with dwindling demand.

7.   The ministers also gave general backing for a plan aimed at slashing beef production in a bid to bring supply into line with dwindling demand.

8.   To offset the dwindling demand, the company has expanded into other segments, including the network and communications infrastructure businesses.

9.   Volkswagen and Ford have also recently had to suspend production due to dwindling demand.

10.   Russian output of nickel, which faced dwindling demand at home, was redirected overseas, and massive exports began to flood western markets.