If there were no negative indicators after six hours, the mussels were deemed safe for human consumption.

One negative indicator, capital flight by wealthy Brazilians, is expected to rise from $7.5 billion in 1988 to about $12 billion this year.

In other negative indicators, he cited high consumer debt levels and slippage in the savings rate.

Suicide, alcoholism, mortality rates among men, and other negative indicators of quality of life rather than consumption levels are on the rise.

And in the past, such a divergence has been a negative indicator for the stock market.

They are prominent in nearly all the negative social indicators, including unemployment and suicide.

"The negative indicators are starting to pile up," he said.

Several casinogoers said they were watching their losses, but as a matter of course, not as a reaction to the negative economic indicators.

Use of ain't as a general negative indicator.

Today's Columns Stock prices keep rising despite negative indicators.