1.   Bloomberg reiterated his belief that raising taxes would hurt the city in the long run by scaring away businesses and residents.

2.   A new California ad campaign meant to get tough with states that are luring away businesses is meeting mostly with amused irritation from its intended targets.

3.   Dang has painted Harris as a mayor who fiddled while the city went up in crack smoke, fell victim to crime and drove away business.

4.   Some of the print ads take potshots at other states, responding in kind to some of campaigns used to lure away California businesses.

5.   The experience there showed new competitors can woo away business, but it may not be a way to generate quick profits.

6.   While the police reported a calm day Saturday afternoon, merchants along Market Street said the unrest of the last week had driven away business.

7.   You want to strike a balance between clearing a profit and not scaring away business.

8.   Arizmendi epitomized an unprecedented crime wave in Mexico City, which has prompted a surge in bodyguards, driven away business and brought travel warnings from the U.S. Embassy.

9.   Bataineh said the lack of movement in the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians has also scared away business people afraid to invest in an unstable area.

10.   But it ran into financial trouble almost immediately as mass-marketers and discount stores stole away business.