1.   Along with other magazines, Wired has also experienced a severe slump in advertising, partly triggered by the dot-com collapse.

2.   In fact, he thinks the company should have shed some weight even during the technology boom in recent years, rather than waiting until a severe slump.

3.   More job reductions could cause consumers to spend less money and leave the economy in a more severe slump.

4.   Other companies are operating in industries hit by severe slumps, such as telecommunications and semiconductor test equipment.

5.   Regional figures reflected severe slumps in the United States, Europe and Asia.

6.   Russia is seeking to dig itself out of a severe economic slump amid political disarray.

7.   Technology trade publications, mired in a severe advertising slump, are scrambling to find new business niches and distribution strategies to guarantee audiences to advertisers.

8.   Surging Blue Chips Send Shares Up The strength in blue chips helped pull technology stocks out of a severe slump.

9.   The forecast is a long-range snapshot of a new state economy that evolved as California recovered from its most severe slump since the Great Depression.

10.   The personal computer industry, struggling through a severe slump, is eager for a blockbuster new product that might stir interest and revive sales.