31.   The compact not only failed to stop dairy farms from dying, it failed to even slow the rate of death.

32.   The good news for Wall Street Friday was that the Dow Jones industrial average eked out a gain and the broad stock market slowed its rate of decline.

33.   The higher slaughter numbers coupled with waning demand may prompt major meatpackers to slow the rate of slaughter.

34.   The jobs did not return or even slow their rate of departure.

35.   The list of drugs that slow the rate of incubation is increasing, and some known drugs appear to help, including the antifungal drug amphotericin B.

36.   The office reported last June concluded that both the Republican Medicare plan and the Clinton proposal would significantly slow the rate of Medicare spending.

37.   The plan Bush announced Thursday would rely on voluntary measures only and allow gas emissions to continue to rise, with the goal of slowing the rate of growth.

38.   The program he is to announce on Thursday afternoon would slow the rate of growth in emissions in relation to the growth of the overall economy.

39.   The so-called reconciliation bill, which reconciles budget policy and tax laws, would slow the rate of growth in government spending to balance the budget in seven years.

40.   They merely want to slow the rate of increase in taxes.