91.   Chinese exporters blamed delays in tax refunds and a stronger yuan against other currencies for slowing export growth.

92.   Clinton has offered his policy changes for slowing the growth of the federal health insurance program for the elderly.

93.   Clinton twice vetoed budget proposals that slowed the growth of Medicare and cut popular programs such as student aid and environmental protection.

94.   Combined with currency and economic turmoil in other Asian countries that could further slow growth, in Japan, the report signaled weakened demand for platinum.

95.   Companies have been lobbying for a withdrawal of the tax, which is expected to slow profit growth in the year to March.

96.   Companies have found it difficult to raise prices in recent years, which has slowed earnings growth.

97.   Concern about slowing profit growth on both sides of the Atlantic contributed to market malaise, offsetting cheer from a successful government bond auction Wednesday.

98.   Concern eased earlier today as investors focused on signs the last rate rise in December was beginning to slow economic growth, Hurd said.

99.   Concern about slowing earnings growth has dogged Wheelock shares.

100.   Congress also plans to slow the growth of Medicaid, the state-federal program for the poor.