31.   Higher borrowing costs seem to be the primary culprit stunting growth.

32.   Higher interest rates can stunt economic growth by boosting borrowing costs for consumers and making it less profitable for banks to make loans.

33.   Higher borrowing costs -- as dictated by bond yields -- can stunt economic growth and hurt company earnings.

34.   Higher borrowing costs stunt economic growth, hurt company earnings and make stocks less attractive than fixed-income investments.

35.   Higher interest rates are bad for stocks because they stunt economic growth, crimp company earnings and make stocks less attractive than fixed-income investments.

36.   His growth has been stunted, his father says, by poor nutrition.

37.   Higher borrowing costs -- as dictated by bond yields -- stunt economic growth and hurt company earnings.

38.   High interest rates are bad news for companies because they increase the cost of borrowing money, stunting corporate growth.

39.   INTERNET-PRIVACY -- Privacy fear has spooked potential Web users and is stunting the growth of electronic commerce, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

40.   Investors are concerned that if prices for computer chips move too low, they will stunt earnings growth.