91.   In addition, a stronger dollar makes imports cheaper for Americans, hurting sales of domestic competitors.

92.   In North America, increasing retail prices in supermarkets have hurt case sales this year.

93.   In its earnings release, the toymaker warned investors that future sales would be hurt by retailer concerns over its licensing agreements with Marvel Entertainment.

94.   In recent days some analysts had slashed their projections and expected Dell to lower guidance because others in the industry warned that the attacks hurt sales.

95.   Inadequate stocks of these items have hurt sales in recent back-to-school seasons, Hashagen said.

96.   Investors appear to be afraid that President Bush will succeed in severely reducing or possibly even abolishing the estate tax, which could hurt sales of life insurance.

97.   Increased sales in Japan and North America were overshadowed by the weak euro, which hurt sales in Europe, and by higher costs, the company said.

98.   It could also mean interest rates will stay high, squeezing leveraged companies and hurting sales of real estate.

99.   Investors fear the devaluation of Asian currencies could hurt sales of the Franco-Italian company.

100.   Indeed, so far, higher gas prices have not hurt car sales and have not brought a shift to smaller vehicles.