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But that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy.

He jumped to his feet and clapped his hand on the shoulder of a slumped, pocked version of himself, with a face, astoundingly, even duller.

As his teammates sprinted to smother him in an ecstatic scrum, several Ghanaians slumped to the field.

bell slumped into a chair , buried his head in his hands and , for a while , said nothing.

European stockmarkets have slumped and the euro itself fell to its lowest level in a year against the dollar.

With troubled faces they watched Fong, slumped forward in the saddle, his head bowed, pain and defeat in his eyes.

Do not hang the body slumped over the side, hands on each other's waist, or can be gently attached to each other's face.

As she did, Lron 's shoulders slumped more and more, until they began heaving, outlined against the growing light of day.

The clean-technology business, which slumped following the credit crunch, seems to be recovering.

Lonnie slumped down again on the steps, his hands falling between his outspread legs and his chin falling on his chest.

As the sun beat down on the tiny sculptures they stooped and slumped, lending an ephemeral quality to the already very cool installation.

He said burley prices had slumped on the international market and would not be the best investment for the tobacco industry.

Mr Kan has slumped to his lowest level of popularity since he took office just over a year ago.

Last month TCS's shares, which had swaggered earlier in the year, slumped as it posted disappointing quarterly figures.

However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.

Most North Route tours end at Yangkuo (Slack Mouth) beach, named for an offshore rock shaped like the head of a slumped back man.

With the "buy-to-let" market in Britain slumped into a recession, these companies have to look for foreign investments.

"Can you believe that? " I asked Jodi, who slumped down in the front seat as if she didn't want to be seen with a lawbreaker.

His posture is slumped, like a sulking teen, and he crosses and uncrosses his arms, eyes darting among the men.

Kevin had been slumped at the other end of the sofa but now he sits up and looks around the room. I try not to overplay my hand.

Japan's share of the global foreign exchange market has slumped to its lowest level in at least 12 years, according to a new report.

Meanwhile, Japan's share of the global foreign exchange market has slumped to its lowest level in at least 12 years.

The adult was found slumped against the side of the crypt, an arm craned awkwardly over his or her head, Bachand said.

Who would not want to be her? Yet last week she was found slumped in a suburban Paris park after an overdose of drugs and alcohol.

But this was not enough to offset the multi-year decline in household consumption, which slumped to a new low of only 35 per cent of GDP.

So far they have already seen their first year's interest effectively wiped out, as the bonds have slumped about 5% in price since the sale.

Ratings have slumped since the changes, according to a spokesperson for the show who declined to be identified.

She fainted and slumped down in her chair.

Gold slumped to the lowest point in almost half a year as investors exchanged the metal for more liquid dollars.

Slouching in your chair, or walking with your shoulders slumped over does not create the image of a powerful man.

Shares of Wachovia slumped early and ended down 27% as investors looked at it has the potential next victim in the credit crunch.

Then the U. S. housing market slumped, dragging Chinese furniture exporters down with it.

Before I finished my words, the man slumped down in the chair, looking very painful in his face.

Pau Gasol stood before the media Friday night, his hair still damp after a shower, his shoulders slumped, and sighed. "I'm tired, " he said.

In the past decade, with Alexander, World Trade Center and W. , he calmed down, and his films slumped into a long lull.

Suddenly Dziwisz heard a deafening noise, and pigeons all over the square took flight. Then the pope slumped against him.

When, eight days ago, the An-Tiki was to be towed to sea by a whale-watching boat, I slumped in the cabin.

The Milan stockmarket slumped to its lowest in two years.

Tired from his long walk, he slumped into a chair.

He completed his book before Wall Street imploded, the American economy slumped and Barack Obama won the White House.

Mr. Weasley was slumped in a kitchen chair with his glasses off and his eyes closed.

Sales slumped in North America and Europe, though those markets still make up about half of the company's sales.

It has earmarked precious funding to boost house building in Britain which has slumped to the lowest peacetime level since the 1920s.

Demand for German machine-tools, for instance, slumped by 40% in December from a year earlier.

Over January and February, profits at industrial firms slumped 37% from a year earlier.

Bank of America, whose share price has slumped by almost half this year, is now valued at about one-third of its assets.

He swayed forward and slumped down in his chair .

By April his approval rating had slumped to 43%. Mr Zuma appeared to have lost his grip.

CUT TO THE MOUSTACHED MAN. He sits almost sadly, slumped in his chair. His head is down.

Sometimes when he's taken heroin he's slumped over and I'm worried that he's taken too much.

In the drop-in centre where I meet her, she looks decidedly out of place next to the dusty, weary figures that are slumped beside her.

The purpose of the so-called "quantitative easing" was to generate domestic demand while exports slumped.

The city was an industrial centre in the 1960s, but the economy slumped in the 1990s as a string of state-owned companies were closed.

A day after French bank shares slumped on fears of a default, he also made assurances about the health of the nation's banks.

Operating profits slumped 28% in the U. S. , due to a decrease in store traffic and to higher commodity costs.

Export earnings have fallen at a time when private capital inflows and domestic savings have slumped.

Slumped in her chair at the M . A. C . hair salon , she talked about endless after-hours dates with clients .

But China repeatedly emphasised its commitment to Africa even as growth slumped below the rate of population expansion.

Investors sought shelter in safe assets, and the U. S. dollar slumped versus the yen, but both rose against the euro.

The result was that domestic demand slumped even as exports fell.

Then, on the way to the building, subjects would pass a person slumped in an alleyway, who looked to be in need of help.

One of the first items on the new government's agenda is restarting the Thai economy, which slumped following the coup.

But then, as the Honda swerved to the side of the road, she saw the driver slumped over.

he slumped against a tree trunk, his head lolling back.

Other markets: In global trading, most Asian markets slumped with the exception of the Japanese Nikkei. European markets ended lower.

South Korean lenders were among the biggest decliners on Tuesday in Seoul, where the main stock index slumped 3. 6%.

As demand slumped, respondents said their firms' profit margins sagged as well.

Its shares have slumped as it has failed to catch the tidal wave of search-related advertising that is powering Google.

A closely watched survey of purchasing managers in manufacturing and services slumped in July to its lowest level since 2001.

While TV advertising has slumped during the crisis, pay-TV channels have relied largely on subscriber fees, not advertising, for revenue.

As fears of a double-dip recession mount copper has slumped to a ten-month low.

Tired from her walk she slumped (down) onto the sofa.

The euro slumped to its lowest level against the dollar since January.

Property issues slumped after China's top planner said tougher measures were needed to help cool the real estate market.

On Thursday, Fortis's shares slumped amid concerns about the company's solvency.

Demand for the precious metal, used in catalytic converters, has slumped as car sales have fallen.

Unilever's low point came in September 2004, when its share price slumped after it shocked investors with a profits warning.

The soldier put his hand to the wound, his eyes drifting. He slumped forward and onto the floor.

Since then, however, commodity prices have thudded back to earth as the world economy has slumped and China's red-hot growth has cooled off.

The demand for political-risk insurance slumped during the financial crisis, as companies made fewer investments.

He remains there, unnoticed, slumped against the side of the car.

Copper slumped in London.

But the stock quickly slumped, falling more than 60 percent over the next six months.

The big landlords, whose share prices have slumped in recent months, are the authors of their own misfortune.

In London the FTSE 100 declined 3. 6 per cent as the pound slumped amid weak economic and earnings news.

Stocks in Portugal slumped yesterday on worries that the nation was being pressured to request financial aid.

Auto sales slumped during the quarter after government subsidies for "green" vehicles expired in September.

Dollar declined on speculation that the Fed will reiterate its pledge to keep record monetary stimulus after equity markets slumped.

No boss likes to see his employees slumped before the computers downheartedly.

They lost only 3% on Japanese equities, as the British currency slumped.

Its shares slumped this week on unsubstantiated rumours that, it faced big losses in asset-backed commercial paper.

Equity markets slumped amid traders' expectations that the weakness in the global economy would hit corporate profits.

China's imports of many base metals slumped in August from July, and growth in freight tonnage leaving China has slowed.

Difficult restructuring decisions have been delayed as Japan's economy and stock market have slumped.

So I slumped on the hard bench, feeling miserable as well as furious with myself for even questioning a customs officer.

Walcott slumped to the floor, one arm hanging on the lower rope, and was counted out.

The costs of trade hit much more narrowly on particular industries and their employees whose businesses slumped or failed.

Thomas sat slumped in his chair, humming tunelessly and tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork.

Sales of more conventional consumer goods have slumped as the fast-growing middle class has stopped spending.

he yawned and slumped farther into his seat , his thinking becoming woolly as sleep crept up on him.

European bank shares, which rallied on initial news of the deal, slumped again on the referendum news (see left-hand chart).

As the night wore on, he slumped to one side and eventually toppled off his barstool.

His comments came as new data showed US house price declines accelerated in February, while consumer confidence slumped further in April.

Palpatine slumped in the corner, seemingly too weak to continue the lightning assault.

Simple craters are relatively small and bowl shaped while complex craters are relatively large with central uplifts and slumped rims.

Chinese stocks slumped on Friday on speculation the government will increase interest rates to help tame inflation.

Japan relies heavily on exports, particularly of cars and electronic goods, which have tumbled as the world economy has slumped.

She looked away and freed herself from me, turned over and waited, slumped over the sofa arm.

Global growth has slumped and its financing is in disarray.

Through the first nine months of this year, the division's operating profit has fallen 6 per cent as advertising sales slumped.

The shares, which had risen as high as $18 last fall, slumped to $4.

The slumped physicality of this Christ, however, is almost miraculous.

Business in down-town Nairobi, the capital, and in provincial towns across the country, has slumped.

Meanwhile the Western market economies slumped into deep recession and are still struggling to regain their footing.

I fainted and became fearful, my hands ice-cold and my legs weak. On arriving home, I slumped onto the sofa, devoid of strength.

Fiat's bosses have been in denial for years about the company's massive over-capacity, the cause of growing losses as sales slumped.

The price of oil has slumped in recent weeks, which should mean cheaper petrol and could ultimately push down gas prices.

Moments later she is slumped in her chair, eyes closed, answering the hypnotist's questions in a zombielike monotone.

THERE are few things more embarrassing for an analyst than issuing a sell notice on a stock when the share price has already slumped.

For sure, the economies of all the countries affected by the democratic upheavals have slumped.

The price of farmland in the UK slumped for the first time last quarter following its meteoric rise on the back of the commodities boom.

Congress continues to plan heavier taxation of its profits, even though they have slumped.

Nowadays churches have emptied, union membership has slumped and voters have become more footloose.

As boom has turned to gloom, commodity prices have slumped, leaving mining firms with painful decisions to make.

As demand for food slumped, so too did farm prices (though those of manufactures rose, as craftsmen died).

a doll slumped behind the door.

Suddenly, someone gave me a push, and I slumped into the pool.

European bank shares have slumped more than 20 per cent this month amid fears over the debt crisis and slowing growth.

Consumer spending fell in June; consumer confidence slumped in July, as did manufacturers' orders.

Its shares have slumped after a run of quarterly losses even as its peers returned to profitability.

Crude oil slumped yesterday amid speculation that China, the world's biggest energy-consuming country, will raise interest rates.

Electricity consumption, which slumped in recent months, has also stabilised.

Consumer spending and exports slumped, while corporate profits also declined.

Private investment has slumped amid the deteriorating business climate.

Shares in the US financial firms have subsequently slumped, with Blackstone down 40 per cent since the June 2007 purchase.

People with slumped shoulders and lethargic movements display a lack of self confidence.

Shares in financial institutions immediately slumped in response.

The Shanghai Composite Index slumped 10 per cent over the past month, falling to its lowest level since early 2009.

Jean gestured to a corner, where Crysta slumped against a bulkhead.

He slumped, leaning against the wall.

He hesitates a moment, glancing down at the MOUSTACHED MAN, who still sits slumped in his chair.

Foreign orders for German capital goods slumped by 14% in September, suggesting firms worldwide are cutting investment.

Meanwhile, export orders have slumped, particularly those from Europe.

CHICAGO'S skyline may be glorious (see above), but the city's big shoulders are slumped.

During the crisis the fund slumped from a surplus of over $50 billion to a deficit of $21 billion.

Real-estate agency Midland Holdings Ltd. slumped 17% on concerns about a plunge in transaction volumes in the short term.

The European Commission's measure of economic sentiment slumped to a 15-year low in October (see chart).

The tone of risk aversion was established in Asia as equities slumped and the yen rallied on fears that China's economy will slow.

The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was slumped behind the steering wheel.

The global economy slumped at the end of 2008 in part because firms slashed production even faster than demand fell.

Liang first dealt in the stock market at the tender age of 14 when the market slumped sharply in 2004.

Money-changers, slumped in chairs in the immigration hall, ask listlessly if any tourist bus is waiting to cross.

As consumer spending has slumped, the external imbalances have shrivelled.

Britain's economy has stalled under the impact of austerity, and confidence from both businesses and consumers has slumped, not soared.

In Germany and France, where so-called naked short selling was banned on all stocks, shares have also slumped.

When I did see him, he often sat slumped in his chair in a defeated pose I'd never encountered before.

As barley production in Russia slumped, the production of sorghum in Sierra Leone and Ghana surged.

In January 1983, during my swearing-in speech to the legislature, Hugh Rodham had slumped in his chair.

Copper rose to a 27-month high in New York and London as the dollar slumped to a 15-year low versus the yen.

In 2005, residential sales slumped as Beijing sought to deflate a real-estate bubble in this and other boomtowns .

Many former Sandinista leaders have split with Mr Ortega, whose approval rating in opinion polls has slumped towards 20%.

Peering in the window, Nathan felt his heart lurch in horror: a figure was slumped across the seat!

After its share price slumped by 24% that day, and fearing a total evaporation of confidence, Morgan attempted to sell itself.

In western Xinjiang, a lamb carcass is slumped over a parlor table.

One is the reason why trade slumped so badly at the turn of the year.

Gone are the days when we tripped over each other in the kitchen or slumped happily against each other on the sofa to watch a family film.

The market value of some tranches has slumped to less than ten cents on the dollar.

Vast tracts of fertile farmland now lie fallow; agricultural output has slumped.

His shoulders slumped with exhaustion, Lewis stopped in the threshold, numb and dumb.

Sure enough, the economy slumped again, and full recovery had to wait for World War II.

But Mrs Iskandar arrived to find his lifeless form slumped on the pavement and wept as police attempted to revive him.

These concerns are backed up by the fact that the number of mortgages offered in April slumped to a record low.

Whereas in India the population is stable, elsewhere numbers have slumped.

Sales slumped 30% to $471. 9 million, slightly exceeding the company's reduced forecast for sales of $460 million to $470 million.

Liverpool slumped to possibly the worst result of Hodgson's reign, a 1-0 defeat.

Oil prices have slumped and international currency reserves have fallen by more than $200 billion in six months to $388 billion.

Membership of political parties has slumped, as has trust in politicians.

After a while, the subway to make public, sat slumped in back seat, legs and sit on the head on the window.

We found her slumped semiconscious on a stoop on a neighboring street.

As demand evaporated in important overseas markets, production and exports slumped as much as 40 percent this year.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry's latest survey shows that business confidence has slumped to levels last seen in 2003.

The losers narrowed their chest, and their shoulders slumped.

Our feet slumped repeatedly through the melting ice.

Global share prices have dropped by around 15% since early July. Consumer confidence has slumped.

With less disposable income, it is hardly surprising that consumption has slumped.

Chinese stock exchanges have slumped after a crackdown on insider trading.

But after the banks collapsed in early October, the currency slumped and domestic interest rates rose sharply (see chart 2).

Jiangxi Copper Co retreated 3. 9 percent as the price of the metal slumped by the daily 5 percent limit in Shanghai.

Prices of crude oil and copper, seen as barometers of global growth, also slumped.

Between April and June domestic sales increased by 80% in volume, while sales elsewhere slumped.

BASF, the world's biggest chemical company, saw its profits drop by half as both volumes and prices slumped.

Housing indicators suggest that demand has slumped.

They found her slumped over the steering wheel.

As stocks and other markets began to rally in March 2009, gold's gains came while the dollar slumped.

Stronger growth in other sectors means manufacturing has slumped from 25% of the economy to 11% today.

As the afternoon sun grew stronger, exhausted workers sat under trees, some with their heads slumped between their knees.

Global shipping rates reflected in the Baltic Dry Index have also slumped.

China's exports fell by around 17% in 2009 as a whole, but other countries' slumped by even more.

Construction growth slumped to 1. 2 per cent in the first quarter of the 2012 fiscal year from 7. 7 per cent a year before.

As OTC volumes have slumped, efforts to make the markets more "exchange-like" have increased.

His own job-approval rating has slumped below 50%.

On one particularly long day, with books piled up and papers spread out, my son was slumped in his chair.

Japan's productivity slumped after its bubble burst in the early 1990s.

The ice cracked and he slumped into the cleft.

In 2001, the Dow rose slightly in January and then slumped 8% in the rest of the year.

The price of nickel, once Cuba's leading export earner, has slumped.

Crude oil slumped as much as 7. 7% Thursday morning despite nominally bullish drops in U. S. inventories announced the day before.

US stocks fell on Wednesday after GM posted a massive $39bn quarterly loss and as the dollar slumped to new lows.

BP's share price slumped, wiping out almost half its stockmarket value.

Some overinvested in Brazil during the boom a decade ago and were hurt when the market slumped badly in 2002.

Fewer cars and TVs are going to the US, where exports slumped 58 per cent.

She sat slumped beside a pond, a loss in its shadow on the pond.

In relation to GDP, household net worth has slumped back to where it was 20 years ago.

Property prices have slumped in this neck of the woods .

Inter-bank lending volumes have slumped in recent months.

If you are furious you will stomp down while if you are depressed you will have your shoulders slumped.

In the past, when business slumped, employers cut work forces and accepted less work per employee.

Coal imports also slumped on the back of weak production demand.

He slumped his back and took the boy in his arms.

Shares in many food-processing firms slumped.

Many have become used to bumper revenues in recent years and have struggled to balance their budgets since the price slumped last year.

The stock, which slumped 3. 5 percent yesterday after reporting sales that missed estimates, was cut to "neutral" from "buy" at UBS.

Freeport- McMoRan Copper &Gold Inc. slumped 0. 3 percent as copper fell on concern about lower Chinese demand for commodities.

He slumped (down) to the floor in a faint.

Since then, residential real-estate prices in Dubai have slumped by almost 50%.

The teen slumped against the window is snoring loudly, and the man in the middle weighs 300 pounds.

The market slumped after that high point, only to bounce back strongly.

But now it is reaping the rewards: its share price has risen by 20% this year while most rivals' have slumped.

While Canadian home prices did dip in 2008-09 as the economy slumped, they have recovered to surpass their previous peak.

Surveys suggest that support for Mr Abe's government has slumped to little over 30%.

Bank stocks slumped 6% in Athens, dragging down the broader market 3%.

As stocks slumped, investors turned their attention to safer assets, pushing government bond prices higher.

Shares in companies such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, both partly Australian-owned, slumped following the news.

Retailers slumped after Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. , whose shares lost 5. 6 percent, missed earnings estimates.

As many as 20m workers returned to the countryside when the crisis broke in 2008 and China's exports slumped.

FedEx Corp. , the second largest U. S. shipment company, slumped 0. 7 percent after growth slowed in international express deliveries.

The dollar slumped for the third straight month against the yen.

On March 28, Chief Cerone went to investigate a report of a person slumped inside a Jeep Liberty parked on a deserted dirt road.

One key measure of the humbling of British banks is that their profit has slumped 58% from its peak four years ago.

He is pointing towards the slumped body of an enemy fighter his men have just shot dead across the street, one of many in recent weeks.

Business slumped after the holidays.

On the supply side investment has slumped and will take time to right its course.

(para. 9) Japan's productivity slumped after its bubble burst in the early 1990s.

Since mid-August, the dollar has slumped 8 percent against a basket of currencies.

His popularity ratings have slumped to an anaemic average of 51 per cent.

This year, by contrast, the index is down about 40 per cent and daily turnover has slumped.

Food production per person has slumped since independence in the 1960s.

Luckily I ignored them. I cashed in my pounds just before they slumped.

Crude oil imports, a good index of production, slumped 18 per cent month-on-month.

The Euro giving 1% to the dollar in Asian trading. Cable slumped a further 150pips from the morning's highs of 1. 4973. The U.