71.   But they said the strike was preferable to accepting a salary cap, which they say would artificially hold down salaries and restrict the free-agent market.

72.   By keeping people healthier, the companies say, they hold down costs and fatten their profits.

73.   By limiting inflation, the stronger dollar also tends to reassure financial markets and hold down interest rates, Rubin added.

74.   Car makers and finance companies, which raise money by selling bonds, are providing more competition for the banks and holding down costs for consumers, Lindsey said.

75.   Chief judges of appellate circuits usually see themselves as holding down full time jobs, although they often ask their clerks to draft opinions.

76.   Cinders from the rail bed were scattered over dirt roads to hold down mud and dust.

77.   Clinton would take a more limited approach than Republicans in encouraging Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in health maintenance organizations and other private insurance plans that hold down costs.

78.   CMP is ill-prepared to make such an investment due to a recent rate agreement that holds down rates for the next five years.

79.   Companies will increase overtime pay and bonuses while holding down basic salary, the central bank said.

80.   Companies hope to hold down health care costs by educating employees how to keep themselves healthy.