1.   As the economy slowed over the last year, many consumers became more value conscious and shifted some spending from full-price department stores to discounters.

2.   At BancBoston, meanwhile, investing activity has slowed over the past year from a previously searing pace.

3.   But the pace of consolidation has slowed over the last few years.

4.   Chilean government and central bank officials expect inflation to slow over the next few months as prices for fresh fruits and vegetables decline.

5.   Fresh signs emerged today that the U.S. economy will slow over the next six months as manufacturers slash output in response to weakening demand for their products.

6.   I love being low and slow over the terrain.

7.   In most cases, the pace of the jacks slowed over the course of the minute.

8.   Nationally, the prison population continues to grow, although the rate has slowed over the last five years.

9.   Newsome missed the first three games for academic reasons, then suffered a shoulder injury that slowed him over the second half of the season.

10.   Not surprisingly, economic growth in Japan has slowed over the last two decades as it narrowed the productivity gap with America and Europe.