1.   He says that the need to streamline comes about because of the recession, increased competition and a worldwide slump in the airospace industry in general.

2.   A worldwide slump in prices for computer chips has echoed up and down the chain of suppliers and chip makers.

3.   A worldwide slump that began in Hong Kong sent Dutch and other equities tumbling in early trading.

4.   All have suffered through the worldwide slump in semiconductor sales.

5.   EMI is not alone in grappling with a worldwide slump.

6.   Hong Kong stocks, which sparked the worldwide slump amid concern escalating interest rates in the region would cut corporate profit, rebounded after U.S. stocks rallied yesterday.

7.   If the giant U.S. economy follows Asia and the developing world into recession, a serious worldwide slump is all but certain.

8.   Khan said the price cut, possible only because of a worldwide slump in raw cotton prices, had wiped out profits.

9.   Or is it just the last domino to fall in a worldwide slump?

10.   The improvement comes after three years of falling profits as a worldwide slump cut demand for electronics goods.