11.   Oh, heavens, Leith thought, trying her hardest to keep a lid on her panic.

12.   All three carriers are keeping a lid on costs.

13.   Although Home Depot has been keeping a lid on the details of its Internet strategy, analysts will certainly have some questions about electronic commerce.

14.   Also keeping a lid on the market is the dearth of new issues planned for next week, traders said.

15.   Although the Fed chose not to raise interest rates Tuesday, concern that it might soon do just that could keep a lid on stock prices.

16.   And all the companies are facing pressure from the major automakers to keep a lid on prices.

17.   Analysts at the IMF and elsewhere credit international competition, productivity gains, less government spending and declining commodity prices for keeping a lid on inflation.

18.   And Democrats on the committee can use that to block a grant to Huang, thereby keeping the lid on him and protecting Clinton and Al Gore from embarrassment.

19.   And European consumers will benefit from a price war that will keep a lid on prices for at least several years.

20.   And like Jeff Bezos, founcer of Amazon.com, Lenk must prove that he can continue to expand sales rapidly while keeping a lid on expenses, analysts say.