1.   The car in front of me skidded and I slammed the brakes on to avoid it.

2.   I slammed the brakes on and went into a skid.

3.   And conservatives fear it could slam the brakes on everything from private Social Security accounts to energy deregulation.

4.   And privacy advocates have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission asking that agency to slam the brakes on the scheduled October release of XP.

5.   Bush did, however, slam the brakes on the steadily rising expectations that had built around McCain since New Hampshire.

6.   Exports actually expanded slightly in the last three months, but consumers spent less money, and businesses slammed the brakes on investment and hiring.

7.   His father slammed the brakes and jumped out of the car, crying.

8.   If a spending lull catches businesses sitting on large inventories, though, they could slam the brakes on production and meet demand by emptying their warehouses.

9.   If so, that could slam the brakes on stock and send bond yields higher.

10.   If you do have ABS, slam the brakes on hard.