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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the housing slump will continue to be a drag on U. S. growth into next year.

Coca-Cola has acknowledged that the acquisition will be a drag on its earnings for the next couple of years.

Speculation about such measures will cause uncertainty and is likely to be a drag on performance in the shorter term.

In the sixties, however, a man having long hair implied that he was turned on to free thinking and found traditional rules to be a drag.

Paperwork , sales , bookkeeping , vendors and supply chains can be a drag but it's part of running the business .

The president gave assurances that the deficit cutting "won't be a drag on a fragile economy" .

While this inefficiency may well be a drag on China's growth, is it such a burden that growth must come crashing to a halt this year?

An aging population, an underfunded pension system, and half-a-billion workers who aren't covered could be a drag on economic growth.

And that reality, in turn, will be a drag on the U. S. Neither the U. S. nor the rest of the world can make much headway without the other.

State and local budget crunches will continue to be a drag, as will net exports, so long as America's economy remains unbalanced.

She didn't want a hansband who would be a drag on her career.

Until unemployment drops, consumers are likely to keep spending in check, which will be a drag on the recovery.

This may well be a drag over the next years.

He added higher health care costs can be a drag on South Africa's economic growth.

One way or another, this is likely to be a drag on China's manufacturing sector and corporate profits.

Menstruation is a late serious condition, often be a drag to more than forty days.

Congestion at the port could be a drag on Nigeria's rapid growth.

Alcohol affects people differently, and even if you don't have a drinking problem, alcohol can still be a drag on your happiness.

The principal rap against cap-and-trade proposals is that they would be a drag on the economy.

Hybrids and electrics will be a drag on carmakers' profits for years.

So it will be a drag on economic growth over the medium term.

Finding images on the web can be a drag.

That's another reminder that sclerotic global demand will be a drag on China's growth into 2012.

School's important. I know it could be a drag and all that, but if there are any kids watching right now, first of all, go to sleep.

No, that'd be a drag.

"There'll be a drag on economies, " said Leland Sun, founder of Hong Kong-based Pan Asian Mortgage Company Ltd.

He did not want to be a drag on his children,

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