11.   Connecticut stocks dropped for a second week as shares of Devon Group Inc. tumbled amid concern that revenue is slowing at the graphic arts and typesetting services company.

12.   Corn and soybeans fell amid concern that exports are slowing at a time of abundant supplies.

13.   Copper consumption is slowing at a time of rising output.

14.   Drivers slow at corners or road-side homes to hail greetings to childhood chums.

15.   First, it showed that productivity is slowing at the same rate as the overall pace of business, reassuring economists that technological advances have improved efficiency.

16.   For two weeks now, retail sales have slowed at the six large, national retail chains interviewed by ISI.

17.   Growth has slowed at these companies for a variety of reasons, both internal and external.

18.   He has been bothered by a sprained right knee, which slowed him at the end of the season.

19.   He slows at the foul line, looks over his shoulder at the trailing defender as if to taunt him.

20.   H-P had difficulties selling its Pavilion line of home machines and slowed shipments at the end of the quarter to avoid bloated inventories, Brown said.