41.   An interest increase would hurt bank profits, since banks borrow short-term at low rates and lend out longer term at higher rates.

42.   And even that is taxed at very low rates.

43.   And it suggests that other factors may explain the low rates of heart disease found among Eskimos, Japanese and other peoples with diets high in fish.

44.   And low overnight rates will help keep bond yields from rising, he said.

45.   And low rates are prompting them to park their money in bonds.

46.   And there are a handful of companies that are well positioned to grow earnings at a low double-digit rate.

47.   And there was only one suicide in the year the film was shown, though Ivanoff said she could not ascribe that low rate exclusively to the film.

48.   And those low rates have sparked a continuing surge in mortgage refinancings.

49.   And the enticement is real, because the dial-around companies promote themselves with mass mailings that tout some very low rates.

50.   And, of course, low rates also make alternative investments to stocks less attractive, helping share prices.