1.   And next year, a consumption tax increase will put a further drag on the economy.

2.   And investors now expect higher interest rates to prove a further drag on it this year.

3.   -- Federal spending is slowing, putting a further drag on economic growth.

4.   A further drag on the market came from the Treasury bond market.

5.   But many in business fear that privacy concerns could put a further drag on the hobbled high-technology economy.

6.   Hence, they are forced to cut spending and raise taxes, putting a further drag on economic growth.

7.   That capital flight has forced developing countries to raise interest rates to protect their currencies, thus putting a further drag on economies already in recession.

8.   Higher interest rates are a further drag on the economy.

9.   It represents a further drag at a time when the U.S. economy was already slowing.

10.   Specifically it said production cuts by manufacturers could continue for some time and that weak economies around the world could become a further drag on U.S. growth.