1.   As economies mature, they say, economic slowdown comes with the territory.

2.   As the Internet economy matures, high-technology companies are expanding programs and policies intended to help harried workers balance their personal lives and the demands of work.

3.   Once the economy matured, those bright young corporate assets became aging liabilities.

4.   As the economy matures, it is to be expected that the role of the industry becomes more prominent while that of the Government diminishes, the minister said.

5.   Robert A. Wilson, president of the American Chamber of Commerce, said Thailand will be forced to clear away such restrictions as its economy matures.

6.   Economic growth is meanwhile expected to slow as the economy matures.