21.   The policy also insulates Microsoft from the recent PC slowdown.

22.   The recent economic slowdown needs to take a stronger hold before interest rates can fall, he said.

23.   The recent slowdown has come as actively managed stock funds have begun beating indexes for the first time in years.

24.   The recent slowdown has made it easier for Bush to sell his plan as inoculation against recession.

25.   WASHINGTON More and more, economists are predicting that the recent economic slowdown will end in a recession early next year.

26.   Until the recent slowdown, little attention had been paid to melding the parts together.

27.   APEC leaders noted that the terror attacks affected the global economy they are working to restart after a recent spooky slowdown.

28.   But the recent slowdown in tourism has many locals thinking about new ways to attract visitors, and one of the ideas is adventure tourism.

29.   Fujita has said he sees the recent economic slowdown as an opportunity for expansion because prices for investing are coming down.

30.   In a statement, the company said a recent slowdown in consumer spending in the British colony held back profit growth.