41.   Japan, struggling to re-ignite an economy that has not had sustained growth in a decade, has balked at challenging its politically powerful and elaborately protected rice farmers.

42.   Kretzmer said interest rates, even after three reductions by Fed policy makers since last summer, are too high to sustain growth.

43.   Lindsey said the growth has been sustained by strong growth in sales of capital goods.

44.   Low rates mean the economy has a better chance of sustaining growth, which bolsters corporate profits.

45.   Monsanto will not be able to raise enough cash from investors, though, to sustain growth at G.D. Searle, its drug subsidiary.

46.   Nothing wrong with that, yet for growth to be sustained for the long haul, most economists agree that consumers have got to pick up the slack.

47.   Others caution that despite its current success, Glenmorangie may have trouble sustaining growth.

48.   Shares of auto and residential loan companies have fallen hard this year, as investors have lost confidence in their ability to sustain earnings growth.

49.   Some analysts contend that international trade, which was a major factor in sustaining growth during the fourth quarter, may fade as a contributor to economic output.

50.   Still, Europe is expected to sustain reasonable growth.