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frames-  The report offered new evidence that [ARG1  the nation 's export growth]  [ARGM-ADV  , though *-1 still continuing ,]  [ARGM-MOD  may]  be [rel  slowing]  .
-  Many people believe 0 [ARG1  the growth in dividends]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  slow]  [ARGM-TMP  next year]  , although a minority see double-digit gains continuing .
-  The British balance-of-payments statistics show that [ARGM-TMP  after the top tax rate was cut *-1 to 40 %]  , [ARG1  the flow abroad of British capital]  [rel  slowed]  , to [ARG4-to  50 billion pounds -LRB- $ 79 billion *U* at the current rate -RRB-]  in 1988 from [ARG3-from  93 billion pounds]  in 1986 .
-  An inflation gauge that *T*-1 measures the quarterly change in prices of an array of goods and services [rel  slowed]  [ARG1  its growth]  to [ARG4-to  a 2.9 % annual rate]  in the third quarter from [ARG3-from  5 %]  in the second .
-  Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady called the 2.5 % pace `` good , solid growth , '' although he said 0 he expects [ARG1  the expansion]  to [rel  slow]  [ARGM-TMP  in the fourth quarter]  .
-  Anheuser-Busch plans *-1 to aggressively discount its major beer brands , * setting the stage for a price war as [ARG1  the beer industry 's growth]  [rel  slows]  .
-  Moreover , a recent government report showing widespread layoffs in manufacturing had contributed to perceptions that [ARG1  the manufacturing sector of the economy]  had [rel  slowed]  to [ARG4-to  a crawl]  .
-  Analysts say 0 they think 0 durable goods orders fell about 1 % , compared with a 3.9 % gain in August , and that [ARG1  growth in the third quarter]  [rel  slowed]  to [ARG4-to  about 2.3 %]  from [ARG3-from  the second quarter 's 2.5 %]  .
-  Mr. Pedroli notes that [ARG1  the GNP deflator , a measure of inflation ,]  is expected *-1 to [rel  slow]  , which *T*-2 would give the Federal Reserve more room 0 * to ease key U.S. rates *T*-3 .
-  The consensus view on real GNP , the total value of the U.S. output of goods and services adjusted * for inflation , calls for [ARG1  a 2.3 % gain on an annual basis]  , [rel  slowing]  [ARGM-EXT  somewhat]  from [ARG3-from  the second quarter 's 2.5 %]  , but still fairly strong .
-  A sudden , forced cutback by consumers , who *T*-1 normally account for about two-thirds of economic activity , would damp the economy at [ARGM-TMP  a time]  when [ARG1  plant-and-equipment spending]  is [rel  slowing]  and deficit-racked governments ca n't readily take up the slack *T*-2 .
-  But before [ARG1  import growth]  [rel  slowed]  , China 's buying spree in the first half already had taken its toll on foreign-exchange reserves .
-  Among other things , economists note that [ARG1  consumer spending]  is [rel  slowing]  , corporate profit margins are being squeezed *-1 , business confidence is slipping and construction and manufacturing industries are depressed .
-  [ARG1  Import growth from the year-earlier months]  [rel  slowed]  to 16 % in July and [ARG4-to  7.1 %]  in August , [ARGM-ADV  compared with an average growth rate of 26 % in the first half]  .
-  [ARG1  Import growth from the year-earlier months]  [rel  slowed]  to [ARG4-to  16 %]  in July and 7.1 % in August , [ARGM-ADV  compared with an average growth rate of 26 % in the first half]  .
-  One reason for these hybrids is that [ARG1  indexing 's rapid growth]  is [rel  slowing]  , [ARGM-PNC  particularly for those `` plain vanilla '' funds that *T*-1 mirror the S&P 500]  .
-  [ARG1  Takeover activity]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  slow]  down [ARGM-ADV  as more and more banks tighten their lending requirements]  , he says 0 *T*-1 .
-  But [ARG1  industrywide trading activity]  [rel  slowed]  [ARGM-TMP  in September]  [ARGM-ADV  as institutional investors turned cautious and individuals continued *-1 to shy away from the market]  .
-  The surge in competition is expected *-1 to stir new life into [ARGM-LOC  the huge mainframe market]  , where [ARG1  growth]  has [rel  slowed]  to [ARG4-to  single digits]  [ARGM-TMP  in recent years]  *T*-2 .
-  Stocks rose slightly as [ARG1  trading activity]  [rel  slowed]  from [ARG3-from  the frenzied pace earlier this week]  .
-  However , [ARG1  inflation for 1990]  was seen *-1 [rel  slowing]  to [ARG4-to  4.5 %]  .
-  [ARG1  Activity]  continued *-1 to [rel  slow]  from [ARG3-from  the hectic pace set * during the market 's plunge late Friday and its rebound Monday]  , [ARGM-TMP  as players began *-2 to set their sights on events coming later this week]  .
-  Stock prices rose slightly as [ARG1  trading]  [rel  slowed]  , while bonds ended *-1 little changed despite a slumping dollar .
-  Mr. Driscoll said that , despite continued weakness in the region 's real estate market , Bank of New England expects [ARG1  the rate of increase in nonperforming assets]  to [rel  slow]  [ARGM-TMP  in coming quarters]  .
-  But [ARG1  the specialty-material segment]  [rel  slowed]  [ARGM-MNR  somewhat]  and consumer products continued below expectations .
-  While it has predicted that [ARG1  overall growth in unit sales of personal computers]  is [rel  slowing]  to [ARG4-to  about a 10 % yearly rate]  , its own products are selling at a much faster rate because many are geared *-1 to the high-performance end of the market .
-  `` But [ARG1  the horrendous pace of call volume in the first half-hour]  [rel  slowed]  [ARGM-MNR  considerably]  . ''
-  [ARG1  Security Pacific 's earnings growth]  [rel  slowed]  [ARGM-TMP  in the third quarter]  , but the Los Angeles bank holding company was still able *-1 to post a 10 % increase in net income because of robust growth in residential real-estate and consumer loans .
-  Dealers said 0 morning activity was hectic as prices dropped in response to gains in the stock market and losses in Treasury securities , but [ARG1  trading]  [rel  slowed]  to [ARG4-to  moderate levels]  [ARGM-TMP  in the afternoon]  .
-  Many bond market participants will be closely eying the action of the Federal Reserve , which *T*-1 might repeat its October 1987 injection of huge amounts of liquidity * to buoy the financial markets and keep [ARG1  the economy]  from *-2 [rel  slowing]  into [ARG4-into  a recession]  .