(1) As long as disposable income grows and house prices don't fall in absolute terms, this should be an orderly slowdown .(2) companies reacted to early signs of slowdown with cuts in production(3) Experts are most concerned about the slowdown in bookings by tourists from overseas and around Britain.(4) John Fogarty doesn't see a slowdown in the demand for housing on the horizon.(5) At the same time, in anticipation of a slowdown , businesses retrench and through their actions they produce one.(6) Wong expects to see a slowdown in the second quarter, as the market enters into a consolidation period.(7) Now even the strong global economy which 10 years ago promised to save the planet is stuttering to a slowdown .(8) Sungkar added that the slowdown in tourism in Batam had made a negative impact on the island's economy.(9) a traffic slowdown in the passing lane(10) The overall billings of most agencies have increased rather than decreased after the slowdown .(11) The Executive blamed the US slowdown and the shake-out in global electronics.(12) There had been growth of five percent of GDP for four years, in spite of the worldwide slowdown .(13) This time last year fears abounded of a slowdown in global growth.(14) The tight fiscal situation will severely restrict how much action the government can take to counteract a slowdown .(15) The slowdown thus far is modest, managing only to stem the rate of increase.(16) If animal experimentation were stopped, the slowdown in medical research would be real and the cost would be high.