1.   It would be unrealistic to not expect to pay higher royalties in the foreseeable future.

2.   It recommends that developing countries seek advance payments and relatively small royalties rather than holding out for higher royalties that may never materialise.

3.   Its developers receive higher royalties and creative space to create games and get the majority of the recognition for their work.

4.   Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, is among the sponsors of a measure that would block new rules allowing the higher royalties.

5.   Sony has lured game makers away from competitors Nintendo Corp. and Sega Enterprises by offering higher royalties and buying more games in advance.

6.   Though their trade group, the Recording Industry Association America, has pushed for the higher royalties, artists have a stake in the success of Web radio.

7.   To acquire the electronic rights to books, BarnesandNoble.com is expected to announce Thursday a higher royalty rate than any other major publisher currently offers.

8.   When mine operators lease land from private owners, they often pay far higher royalties.

9.   But Hutchison said the higher royalties amount to a new tax and will raise the cost to oil companies, increasing the price of oil.

10.   Discouraging investment in marginal oil fields will help Venezuela comply with OPEC quotas, argues local oil analyst Alan Viergutz, who supports higher royalties.