1.   Earlier in this decade, Zhu guided China out of rampant inflation without stifling economic growth, an achievement praised worldwide.

2.   In a lengthy newspaper interview, former French budget minister Nicolas Sarkozy said the new CRD tax risks stifling growth, frightening investors and pushing up interest rates.

3.   McCollum and other lawmakers say these Depression-era walls have become antiquated in the computer age, stifling growth and competition.

4.   Taiwan released its most pessimistic economic forecast in eight months, further evidence that sluggish exports are stifling growth.

5.   The panel warned that poor air, traffic gridlock and bad publicity are stifling growth.

6.   The situation has crimped lending, creating a credit squeeze that is stifling growth.

7.   They are struggling with record unemployment, which is stifling growth.

8.   Beazley said the good and services tax had contributed to stifling growth in New Zealand, Canada and Japan.

9.   Mahathir has said the tight monetary policy and high lending rates were hurting businesses and stifling economic growth.

10.   Mahathir, however, has said the tight monetary policy and high lending rates were hurting businesses and stifling economic growth.