11.   Although economic growth has slowed to a crawl, the United States has yet to register one quarter of negative growth, much less two.

12.   Although growth will slow, the state is expected to add jobs at twice the national rate this year, Vitner said.

13.   Although the growth has slowed since then, Clinton says the government must take steps to prevent another explosion of costs.

14.   American growth is slowing, and businesses need exports to Europe to keep matters from getting worse.

15.   Analysts expected growth to slow in the face of an involuntary build-up in inventories during the second quarter.

16.   Analysts said growth probably slowed in the second quarter from a year ago.

17.   Analysts say profit margins in the industry will be squeezed as growth slows.

18.   Analysts say growth is slowing substantially in the online book market over all.

19.   And as if the pressure on these start-ups was not already intense, it is being heightened by evidence that sales growth is slowing.

20.   And if economic growth worldwide slows, it would reduce the likelihood of rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve.