81.   Acer Inc. expects profit growth to slow this year because of a drop in chip prices and rising competition in the international PC market, a senior executive said.

82.   After double-digit profit growth helped by declines in problem loans the past few years, their earnings growth is seen slowing to single digits.

83.   After a global economic boom, growth is slowing.

84.   After all, price competition is typical in maturing industries, as the battle for market share increases and growth slows.

85.   Already, some retailers have said sales growth is slowing.

86.   Also, stockpiles of unsold wholesale goods fell in June, suggesting second quarter growth may have slowed.

87.   Bundesbank officials have made clear that the repurchase rate, charged to commercial banks for the bulk of their short-term cash, will stay put until money growth slows.

88.   Brazilian stocks were helped by lower interest rates in the U.S. after a report on manufacturing showed economic growth slowed in June, said Abreu.

89.   Brown said the imbalance between population growth and food production will worsen unless population growth slows or scientists improve technology to increase crop yields.

90.   But a stream of bleak economic data had made it increasingly clear that European growth has slowed much more dramatically than that of the United States.