91.   But circumstances are shifting rapidly, and economic growth is slowing.

92.   But growth has slowed because of problems with the First Interstate buyout.

93.   But growth has slowed in the United States, Canada and Europe, as those regions show increasing signs of market saturation.

94.   But economic growth has slowed sharply and come to a near standstill in Germany and Italy.

95.   But if European growth also slows this year, the euro may not climb much further.

96.   But if the stock price fell or growth slowed, Softbank could run into difficulty, some analysts said.

97.   But growth has slowed in the United States, Canada and Europe, as those regions show signs of saturation.

98.   But growth has slowed, and now German automakers are recognizing that they do not know all they should about mass-producing competitively priced cars.

99.   But it said employment growth will slow in the next few years because of hits to commercial banking and manufacturing.

100.   But some stocks can prosper even if overall earnings growth slows.