1. We are looking for interest rates to be flat with a downward bias . 2. Clear upward dynamics will be necessary to check the downward bias , " he added. 3. And there the message is rough stability, with still more downward bias than up. 4. And there the message is rough stability with still more downward bias than up. 5. "It's a market with a distinct downward bias ." 6. "They have to make it clear that there's still a downward bias on interest rates ." 7. "The quarter unexpectedly had a downward bias , " said Banc of America Securities analyst Bob Austrian. 8. "It looks like we're going to experience contained sideways volatility, with a downward bias , until Washington gets something together ." 9. Its sister benchmark, the Value Line Geometric Index, makes use of logarithms in its calculations, which gives the index a downward bias . 10. "If anything, it still has more of a downward bias , particularly in the summer months, which aren't the strongest for demand ."