11. The result : the long sustained consumer-spending boom will finally come off the boil . 12. Crews from the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection tried to wall off the boils with sandbags. 13. It started to go off the boil [ in 1983 when ] there was a backlash for the first time ." 14. That and a drop in housing financing in the year confirm that the economy has come off the boil , said analysts. 15. The defence had tightened up, but the attack, and especially top-scorer Kirkham had been somewhat off the boil . 16. This further slump is a bit of a surprise, but it basically confirms the housing market is still coming off the boil , 17. Bush's first potential foreign crisis was taken off the boil just as critics on the right were starting to question his toughness. 18. United are a formidable side and, despite people saying they are off the boil at the moment, they are still quite a side. 19. Definitely off the boil is the crowd from Fox's " Beverly Hills, 90210 " and " Melrose Place ." 20. The shares may " come off the boil " now that it was revealed the buyer isn't a major world player, Merrick said.