11.   Indonesia faces a dramatic economic slowdown as it implements reforms to comply with a multibillion-dollar bailout plan set up by the International Monetary Fund.

12.   It reflected the dramatic slowdown in economic growth that forced thousands of layoffs in autos and other manufacturing industries.

13.   It was the biggest reduction in eight years and was seen as a signal that the central bank planned to aggressively fight a dramatic slowdown in economic activity.

14.   Officials have said that the proposed cuts are necessary because of a dramatic slowdown in the economy.

15.   Officials have said that the proposed cuts are needed because of a dramatic slowdown in the economy.

16.   Officials say the cuts are needed because of a dramatic slowdown in the economy.

17.   Secretary Habito does not expect any dramatic slowdown, citing that exports are still strong and remittances by Filipinos working overseas are flowing unabatedly.

18.   The annual World Economic Forum opened Thursday with speakers playing down fears of a worldwide recession but predicting dramatic slowdowns in the United States and Japan.

19.   The dramatic economic slowdown has been hitting manufacturers hard.

20.   The economy has been in a dramatic slowdown since late last year, when it grew at the fastest rate in a decade.