11.   Combined with a jobs report that did not hint at a sharp slowdown in growth, Jonas said hopes for a rate cut have been dashed.

12.   Conversely, a big correction in the stock market could precipitate an uncomfortably sharp slowdown.

13.   During a sharp slowdown that is still threatening to become something worse, good economics could end up conflicting with political imperatives.

14.   Even in a sharp economic slowdown, the New Economy seems to be surviving.

15.   Executives at companies that make things like autos, refrigerators and washing machines are fretting about a sharp slowdown in spending for consumer durable goods.

16.   Goldman, Sachs is already predicting a sharp economic slowdown in Mexico this year.

17.   Helping to fuel the decline has been a sharp slowdown in the growth rate of sales in Japan of personal computers.

18.   If strong cash inflows have pushed the market up, it stands to reason that a sharp slowdown in cash flows could bring the market down.

19.   Instead, I think they see a sharp slowdown in the manufacturing sector, which spills into the consumer sector.

20.   Motorola has also seen a sharp slowdown in its paging business.