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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

"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,