1.   Bond traders increasingly doubt the Federal Reserve will stifle the economy with a long series of interest rate increases.

2.   But in the credit column are his successful efforts since to prevent inflation before it got out of hand without stifling the economy.

3.   Demand for corn used as livestock feed is slowing as economic troubles stifle economies in Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.

4.   Like some of its midwestern neighbors, the state is facing a labor shortage that could stifle its economy as much as any cyclical slump in the auto industry.

5.   Military blockades outside Ramallah prevent people living in outlying villages from entering the city, stifling the economy.

6.   Palestinians, too, oppose the fence, saying it will stifle their economy even more, preventing workers from getting to Israel.

7.   The Economics Ministry blamed freezing weather for stifling the economy.

8.   They knew that overregulation can stifle the economy, but they did not know about the dangers of underregulation.

9.   American business, worried that stifling emissions will mean stifling the economy, is mobilizing big names and money in a campaign focused on the Kyoto conference.

10.   Bureaucrats, he said, are stifling the economy with over-regulation, while politicans are only interested in raking in special-interest money.