11.   Fifth, there should be no constraint on price adjustments.

12.   Had action been taken against those who caused public confusion over the sugar price adjustment?

13.   He explained that the price adjustment cannot be prevented because of the high cost of fuel in the world market and the unstable foreign exchange market.

14.   However, he indicated the company might consider downward price adjustments, depending on market trends.

15.   In any price adjustments, the consumers are the ones who will end up paying for it.

16.   Instead, they must revert to the old practice of seeking government approval for price adjustments.

17.   It attributed the profit to price adjustments early in the year.

18.   Last week, the three refiners announced oil price adjustments that were widely praised for being moderate.

19.   Most analysts said yesterday that most cigarette companies were now calculating their price adjustments and the consumers would only know the new prices next month.

20.   Nevertheless, as price adjustments are the result of structural changes such as increased competition, these could be beneficial to consumers.