31.   But equities stopped their slide Wednesday, blunting the demand for bonds.

32.   But it failed to stop the slide.

33.   Dokic was unable to stop the slide in the third, despite saving eight match points.

34.   How do you stop that slide, that perception of you?

35.   However, he said that and other concrete steps to stop the slide toward war might be discussed at a later date.

36.   In Anaheim, California, Texas finally stopped its slide by beating Jim Abbott and the California Angels to end a five-game losing skid.

37.   Strong U.S. weekly export sales were not nearly enough to stop the slide.

38.   The U.S. dollar fell against the Japanese yen Wednesday after a key financial meeting took no steps to stop its slide.

39.   Trying to stop the slide, the government on Tuesday raised the amount of money banks are required to deposit with the Central Bank.

40.   Tottenham stopped its slide to relegation, but at the top of the league nobody can stop Manchester United.