1.   The Bank of England has been raising interest rates to brake economic growth and stem inflationary pressures.

2.   The slowdown should leave central bank officials satisfied their last rate increase has stemmed inflation pressures for the time being.

3.   The revamping was seen as an attempt to stem pressure from some Wall Street analysts and a small investor group.

4.   Other Republicans hoped action by FERC would stem growing pressure in Congress for the federal government to impose broader cost-based price controls on Western electricity sales.

5.   Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan has been suggesting over the past week that pre-emptive steps are needed to stem inflationary pressure in the United States.

6.   Republicans hoped the action would stem growing pressure in Congress for the federal government to impose broader cost-based price controls on Western electricity sales.

7.   The European Central Bank, which sets monetary policy for the euro zone, could be forced to lift interest rates to support the euro and stem inflationary pressures.

8.   The order was advocated by several Republicans as a way to stem growing pressure from Democrats for broader price controls on electricity.

9.   Zedillo emphasized that his foremost goals would be to stem inflationary pressures exerted by the recent devaluation of the peso.

10.   Across the Atlantic, stocks tumbled after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned of a future hike in US interest rates to stem inflationary pressures in the United States.