31.   Several New York firms also raised pay rates.

32.   The bonus will be adjusted to reflect pay rates in countries outside the United States.

33.   The arrival of a large U.N. mission and scores of aid groups in Kabul has distorted the local economy, causing rents and pay rates to skyrocket.

34.   The city pays their bills, but the state sets the pay rates.

35.   The company kept Express flight attendants, mechanics and other workers at pay rates equal to the main line.

36.   The Judicial Council is the policy-making body for the state courts and is in charge of setting pay rates for interpreters in the criminal courts.

37.   The new contract talks this fall will affect pay rates for all aircraft and a range of work issues.

38.   The sides have closed some of the gaps on basic pay rates.

39.   The union says Comair pilots should command higher pay rates because the equipment they fly is more sophisticated and profitable.

40.   The two sides are deadlocked on pay rates, back pay and job security provisions.