11.   Even at these prices, French restaurateurs find themselves in a profit squeeze.

12.   Mickey D. Levy, chief economist for Bank of America, said businesses were facing a profit squeeze that the Fed might be able to repair.

13.   Oxford and WellPoint, though, largely escaped the profit squeeze because they set prices high enough last year.

14.   Soybean processors, however, still face a profit squeeze because soybean costs have risen more than prices for processed products such as soybean meal and soybean oil.

15.   That could help offset a profit squeeze in hog-slaughtering operations.

16.   The culprit behind the profit squeeze is not primarily rising costs.

17.   Economists attributed part of the severity in the job cutbacks to the severe profit squeeze currently facing many corporations, predicting further layoffs in the months to come.

18.   He blamed much of the job loss on companies fighting a profit squeeze by laying off workers.