21. His life begins to spiral downwards . 22. I ask that he not communicate to me personally so that conversations don't spiral downwards . 23. "It ratifies their belief that they're innately corrupt, and spiral downward ." 24. The economy spirals downward , scattering thousands of refugees, and fears of instability sweep through the region. 25. The Ducks, however, have continued to spiral downward since Hartsburg left Orange County a year ago. 26. If Japan continues to spiral downward , Asia's recovery will be nearly impossible, Jones said. 27. Concerns are also growing about deflation, a situation in which prices spiral downward because of stagnant demand. 28. A meeting of energy specialists in Muscat this week was cast into gloom by oil's spiral downwards . 29. Indeed, it was after that point that Nash's life began a spiral downward ever more quickly. 30. Still, he continued to spiral downward , at times sitting at home for hours without saying a word.