11.   And that, in turn, will slow the growth in government revenues needed to keep deficits in check.

12.   And that pace will decide how high the Federal Reserve has to raise short-term interest rates in order to slow growth.

13.   And, in a surprising but very preliminary finding in mice, another study hints that the painkiller may also slow the growth of lung cancer.

14.   Applegate is betting that the Fed will not increase rates to slow growth and curb inflation.

15.   ARGENTINE stocks fell for a second day on concern that tumbling currencies in Asia will slow economic growth and hurt corporate profits by reducing sales and raising borrowing costs.

16.   Argentina -- in a bid to maintain its currency tied to the dollar -- has allowed interest rates to rise and money in circulation to shrink, slowing growth.

17.   As part of its effort to slow the growth of Medicaid, Congress this year is reducing payments to hospitals that serve large numbers of low-income patients.

18.   Asia is also slowing growth here and around the world.

19.   At best, laser surgery can slow the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the most severe cases of macular degeneration.

20.   At the same time, its main hotel activities, largely dependent on Western Europe, are suffering from the effects of slow economic growth.