31.   By pushing interest rates higher at the slightest hint of an inflation threat, traders have helped dampen business activity and lessen the likelihood of accelerating prices.

32.   By pushing interest rates higher at the slightest hint of an inflation threat, traders have helped dampen business activity and lessened the likelihood of accelerating prices.

33.   Cesp is scheduled to be sold sometime in the future, which is pushing the utility higher.

34.   Concern that possible flooding in the northern Plains could delay planting of the spring wheat crop when inventories are lean also contributed pushed prices higher, analysts said.

35.   Conroy said the economy appears to be growing quickly enough to push interest rates higher, indicating that stock prices probably will fall.

36.   Dealers first pushed yields higher in the market to make sure that the new securities would be more attractive to investors.

37.   Dealers generally push yields higher ahead of an auction to attract investors and thus ensure that the government securities are distributed to investors quickly.

38.   Declining joblessness can push wages higher by forcing businesses to vie for scarce workers.

39.   Despite an encouraging report showing a decline in wholesale inflation, analysts expect rates to push higher as the economy expands.

40.   Electric rates have been a touchy subject of late, pushed higher by factors like the rising cost of natural gas used to run power plants.