21.   The government charged, and the judge agreed, that Microsoft used its monopoly in operating systems to put competitors at a disadvantage and stifle innovation.

22.   The judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson of U.S. District Court, said that the company used its monopoly power to stifle innovation, reduce competition and hurt consumers.

23.   The proposals also include various types of government review and management agencies that the companies say would stifle innovation.

24.   The software firm has long held that the traditional doctrine of anti-trust stifles innovation when applied to its fast-evolving industry.

25.   Their need for regimentation tends to alienate others and stifle innovation.

26.   They stifle innovation.

27.   This need not stifle innovation, as some companies may fear.

28.   Torricelli stands out as an anomaly in an age of repressed politics, where the fear of failure or criticism can stifle innovation and paralyze promising careers.

29.   Other times, he stresses his experience starting a small consulting business and his understanding of how too much regulation and excessive taxes can stifle innovation.

30.   At the same time, he added, regulators must not stifle the innovation of new markets.