41.   The recent slump in copper prices continued to weight on the few mining stocks traded on the Santiago exchange.

42.   The recent slump could be the beginning of a bad spell.

43.   The recent slump is tied to the economic ills engulfing almost all Asia.

44.   The recent slump has been the result of poor starting pitching.

45.   There are times during this most recent Knicks slump when Latrell Sprewell has felt like Sigmund Freud on a bad id day.

46.   This recent slump dropped them from the fourth playoff spot in the Western Conference to a battle with the Dallas Stars for the eighth spot.

47.   This year, one has to wonder if the recent sales slump and industry downsizing will impact the typically enthusiastic scouting that characterizes the conferences.

48.   To be sure, the recent slump in Japanese stocks may present a buying opportunity for longer term investors.

49.   Traders also are awaiting confirmation that a recent slump in export markets has ended.

50.   U.S. stocks rose, led by Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., on hopes that computer company profits will lead the stock market out of its recent slump.