11.   Banks fell on concern that loans growth will slow as interest rates rise.

12.   After years of fast growth, outdoor-goods sales slowed as hikers and other enthusiasts decided their closets already contained enough gear.

13.   But a slow album, slow as in molasses, slow as in slow-motion.

14.   But we know the supply of new issues will start to slow as the fourth quarter progresses.

15.   Commercial real estate activity, meanwhile, exhibited strength, while single-family homes sales slowed as winter weather gripped parts of the nation, the Fed said.

16.   Concern that demand from Asia would slow as currencies in the region decline against the U.S. dollar also weighed on futures prices in recent weeks.

17.   Construction industry demand, brisk during the first quarter, is slowing as the peak period of new building ends in May.

18.   Demand for copper is slowing just as mine output increases.

19.   Declines in residential property values have slowed as home and condominium construction increased last year.

20.   Demand, meanwhile, has slowed as the summer construction season winds down.