Similarly, Steven A. Radis of the Kemper fund group reported "a dramatic slowdown of redemptions" in both government bond funds and municipal bond funds.

As mentioned above, hydrogen sulfide binds to cytochrome oxidase and thereby prevents oxygen from binding, which leads to the dramatic slowdown of metabolism.

The study found a more dramatic slowdown in Westchester County, where only 342,000 square feet was completed this year, compared to 1.8 million in 1988.

She said major management changes during the year had affected the company's ability to react quickly to the "dramatic slowdown in its businesses due to industry pressure."

Not the least of the barriers to developer-led day care is the dramatic slowdown in construction projects in the city over the last year or so.

There was a dramatic slowdown in the Long Island job market last year, Dr. Kamer said.

TV sales look set for a dramatic slowdown in 2012.

The newcomers are responsible for a dramatic slowdown in marathon median times nationwide.

"In this case, the market is worrying that the Fed may have to go even further and throw us even closer to a dramatic slowdown."

In addition, the rise of the personal computer has led to a dramatic slowdown in revenues from time sharing on large mainframe computers.