11.   Such heavy obligations crush economic growth and deter foreign companies from investing.

12.   The very regulations that protect Tel Aviv investors also deter some companies from listing there.

13.   The waiting period is meant to deter companies from issuing bonds outside their home market, a ministry official said.

14.   They also argue that price caps would deter power companies from investing in new generating plants.

15.   This burden crushes economic growth and deters foreign companies from investing there.

16.   To be sure, a decline in equity prices could stall the momentum, deterring companies from buying or combining with others.

17.   On whether the companies are deterred by the current economic situation, Subernat said products manufactured by their clients are recession-proof.

18.   The lack of reliable electric power is among factors deterring foreign companies from setting up factories in the Caribbean country.

19.   Organic growth would come from brownfields and greenfields exploration, while the failed bid for Normandy had not deterred the company from pursuing organic growth via further acquisitions.

20.   That could deter companies from channelling investment into the United States.