51.   A major hurdle is how to slow the growth of Medicare, the federal insurance program for the elderly.

52.   A slump in exports -- particularly in semiconductors -- and persistently high interest rates and business costs have slowed economic growth and hammered Korean companies.

53.   A rising lira, moreover, has slowed export growth.

54.   A robust labor market may spark an acceleration of inflation, leading the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to slow economic growth.

55.   A scarcity of workers has slowed the growth of the Massachusetts economy sharply during the past year, even as the nation has maintained its robust expansion.

56.   A weaker currency and higher rates tend to slow economic growth and crimp corporate profits.

57.   A stronger economy means Japan may have to raise interest rates to slow growth and forestall inflation.

58.   A weaker currency makes Mexican stocks worth less and can fuel inflation, raising the likelihood that the Bank of Mexico may boost interest rates to slow economic growth.

59.   A weaker currency and higher rates will slow economic growth and hurt corporate profits, investors said.

60.   According to researchers at Kobe University School of Medicine in Japan, a study concluded that the oil slowed tumor growth in mice used in cancer experiments.