101.   Clinton has accused Republicans of wanting to cut Medicare, he said, when really they are just trying to slow its growth, for example.

102.   Congress is planning to slash federal budget deficits, and states and localities are slowing the growth of their spending, Parry said.

103.   Congress, lumbering toward a balanced budget, is outlining ways to slow the growth in the federal health-insurance program for elderly Americans.

104.   Consolidation in the beverage industry and increased use of reusable containers has slowed growth industrywide, Kronseder said.

105.   Copper fell to its lowest price in almost four years on expectations slowing economic growth in Asia will reduce demand for metal products next year.

106.   Cutting spending and raising taxes only slows growth and inhibits job creation, at least in the short run.

107.   Corning started acquiring clinical-testing laboratories because some of its core businesses seemed doomed to slow growth and because health-care spending was soaring.

108.   Davis warned that the Asian financial crisis already had led to job losses in aerospace and electronics industries, and could slow economic growth in the state.

109.   Demand in Canada for U.S. imports has declined in the last year largely because of tight fiscal policies that have slowed growth there.

110.   Delays in the payment of claims also seem to have slowed the growth of Medicare spending last year.