31.   The company said last month that its first-quarter earnings would be crimped by a slowdown in computer sales and a drop in orders from a major customer.

32.   The company said weak newsprint and paper prices crimped earnings.

33.   The company warned that the changes would crimp earnings and advised analysts to trim their estimates for the year.

34.   The rally in the dollar this year will also crimp earnings at Digital, which gets a majority of its sales from overseas.

35.   The resulting disruption and the fact that many rooms are out of service during will crimp earnings for the next few quarters, analysts said.

36.   The retail figures underscore the weakness in Swiss economic growth, which is tied to sluggish consumer spending and a strong franc that has crimped export earnings.

37.   The structure shields Texas Instruments from some of the price fluctuations, but analysts said if DRAM prices continue to fall, it could crimp earnings.

38.   The U.K. currency is also crimping earnings.

39.   They also raise borrowing costs, and crimp corporate earnings.

40.   They also wonder whether it will be so harsh that it crimps corporate earnings.