They crimp an already troubled economy, playing into the hands of the Taliban and al Qaeda.
For example, excessive debt and persistent unemployment may limit spending, raise interest rates and crimp growth.
Adding batteries would add cost, but more importantly, weight, which would crimp the driving range.
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Most states have tacked on additional taxes, which puts a big crimp on cigarette consumption.
It is such a scourge that it's beginning to crimp entrepreneurship and penalize legitimate marketers.
Higher interest rates, however, should eventually slow global growth, and so crimp demand for other commodities.
By contrast, for much of the year, dollar gains tended to crimp gold, Bhar pointed out.
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Divvying up the production tax credit could put a crimp in the ongoing discussions.
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Medco is not in this business, a fact that could further crimp its earnings.
This will crimp tax revenues and slow economic growth, leading to higher unemployment and larger budget deficits.
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Wall Street players have lately expressed concern that too much regulation of high-speed trading could crimp markets.
It would seize the opportunity to do these things without putting any real crimp in economic growth.
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That could threaten to further crimp consumer spending elsewhere or slow the upward swing in consumer spending on wireless.
But the meagre wages crimp disposable incomes and kill incentives to work harder.
Whether production is cut off because of sanctions or because of military action, it would crimp production, Patti said.
That would certainly put a crimp in their potential plans to revolutionize television.
Is that going to put a crimp in financing for future aviation projects?
Will a transaction tax put a crimp in high frequency trading shadow-like activities?
Also part of the Royal Court's autumn season are plays by established Royal Court writers Caryl Churchill and Martin Crimp.
Churchill's play, Love and Information, previews from 6 September and Crimp's In the Republic of Happiness previews from 6 December.
Optimism about an end to the seemingly inexorable rate increases overcame any fears that the economic slowdown would crimp corporate profits.
Regulatory changes in how banks can charge account and card fees have put a crimp on that lucrative business as well.
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The pasty was favoured by West Country miners who used the crimp as a handle to eat it while working underground.
The turn-around is not only something of a marvel but puts a significant crimp in the argument for a Romney presidency.
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If she steps down in the months ahead, that may crimp any bid she might be mulling for Tung's job in 2002.
The wide availability of free illegal alternatives may well crimp these efforts.
But Alejandro Gomez , senior vice president for Solectron's Latin America business, says a lack of skilled workers could crimp that growth.
Economic slowdowns overseas, meanwhile, are expected to crimp demand for U.S. exports, which has been a main force keeping the economy afloat.
Apple's secretive ways are also putting a crimp in developers' marketing plans.
All have the potential to put a crimp in carrier voice revenue.
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