Just last week, the index of leading economic indicators turned down, after two months of pointing upward.

Tobacco prices, as expected, turned down after a sharp year-end increase.

Home heating oil fell in price for the third straight month, while natural gas turned down after two months of increases.

The board, whose position is also advisory, turned down the project 35 to 1 after a series of hearings in which sentiment leaned against it.

It just wants the authority to turn down the contract after the fact.

The council however turned down this request after 2 hours of debate.

Her friends and colleagues say she turns down script after script.

Banchert reluctantly had to turn him down after a vain appeal to the prime minister.

He turned them down after one glance at them.

They turned him down on his first physical, but after more therapy and with a little luck, he passed the second time.