11.   China began to ease lending to heavy industry late last year after two years of credit curbs intended to stifle inflation.

12.   Fed officials typically raise rates to cool the economy and stifle inflation.

13.   Growing concern that the Bundesbank may soon raise interest rates to stifle inflation kept German bonds from gaining much.

14.   Higher U.S. borrowing costs often force the Bank of Mexico to raise local interest rates as the central bank tries to stabilize the peso and stifle inflation.

15.   Higher U.S. borrowing costs often force the Bank of Mexico to raise local borrowing costs to defend the value of the currency and stifle inflation.

16.   In an effort to stifle inflation, the Federal Reserve had been boosting interest rates for more than a year to throttle back a racing economy.

17.   In the past, the Federal Reserve has raised borrowing costs in order to cool an overheated economy and stifle inflation.

18.   Interest rates have risen in recent days on concern that the Federal Reserve will increase its overnight lending rate tomorrow to stifle inflation, he said.

19.   Investors are concerned that forthcoming reports will indicate the economy is growing so fast the Fed will feel obliged to raise rates to stifle inflation.

20.   Investors are concerned that forthcoming reports will indicate the economy is growing so fast the Federal Reserve will feel obliged to raise rates to stifle inflation.