1.   Canadian stocks slipped as a drop in metals and paper issues overwhelmed gains in shares of BCE Inc. and potash-producer Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan.

2.   Declining issues overwhelmed gainers eight to three.

3.   Hot policy issues could overwhelm those nagging little doubts, shoving them into the back of the mind.

4.   The penalty issue overwhelmed us.

5.   There are times when single issues overwhelm everything else.