11.   High withholding taxes are hindering the growth of Asian bond markets and encouraging dodgy tax schemes, say investors and investment bankers.

12.   In the long run, this cosseting of state-owned firms is bound to hinder the growth of the private sector.

13.   Japanese stocks fell after four days of gains, led by automakers like Toyota Motor Corp., amid concern the weak economy will hinder profit growth.

14.   Long Island officials and business leaders have long said that high electricity rates have hindered economic growth and forced businesses to leave.

15.   Now the big issue is whether the euro will be a bit too strong, so highly valued that it hinders European growth by making exports more expensive.

16.   Other factors also hindered growth.

17.   Other markets in Southeast Asia also fell, amid concern rising inflation and current account deficits would hinder economic growth.

18.   Prague Stock Exchange officials have argued this practice hinders the growth of Czech capital markets because the prices struck in these transactions are not made public.

19.   Raising their costs with a user fee would result in higher fares for their passengers, they say, and would hinder their growth.

20.   Stringent zoning laws were passed to hinder commercial growth or prevent it altogether.