101.   That helped shares of German automakers and other exporters, concerned a strengthening mark could erode their competitiveness abroad and squeeze profits.

102.   That in turn squeezed profits.

103.   That will raise costs, squeezing profits.

104.   That could squeeze the profits of banks and their customers.

105.   That has squeezed operating profits at France Telecom, but has also made it much more difficult for new rivals.

106.   The analyst said Sun can still squeeze respectable profits from the JavaStations because the machines are spare and because component prices have fallen sharply this year.

107.   The challenge for Compaq now, he added, was to squeeze more profit out of its operations as its gross profit margins decline.

108.   The company has lost market share in Hong Kong, as its monopoly on international calls ended two years ago and competition in mobile telecommunications squeezes profits.

109.   The company says it can squeeze more profits out of both the CBS television and radio stations.

110.   The Clinton plan would have tightly regulated the operations, and squeezed the profits, of health insurance companies.