1.   Signs that the economy is slowing after years of expansion has weighed on stocks in recent weeks.

2.   Analysts said the same-store sales figures will also be helped by an easy comparison to last June, when sales slowed after several months of robust gains.

3.   And business and consumer spending on durable goods should slow after years of growth in household and business spending, he said.

4.   And consumer buying slowed after a cult released poisonous sarin gas in the Tokyo subway system, killing more than a dozen commuters.

5.   And consumer buying slowed after a cult released poisonous sarin gas in the Tokyo subway systems, killing more than a dozen commuters.

6.   Auto dealers also may feel some pain as car sales will slow after two strong years.

7.   A rise in Japanese bonds was slowed after the Bank of Japan left no surplus in the money market.

8.   But they cautioned that the probe might slow after progressing quickly in the week or so after the blast.

9.   Calcium absorption -- crucial to building and maintaining bone mass -- is linked to estrogen, and slows after menopause when the levels of naturally occurring estrogen drop.

10.   Center Rik Smits is slowed after off-season foot surgery, making it likely that the Pacers will get out of the starting gate slow.