31.   A formula could be seen as a way to get a fair wage increase and made it easier to deal with differentials.

32.   At its next meeting, SSC would be setting the wage increase.

33.   But he backed the Cabinet line in condemning wage increases which are, what he called wildly out of line, and risked a surge in unemployment.

34.   Also, some wage increases are expected in California.

35.   Although the union seeks a wage increase, neither side will discuss the size of the demand.

36.   Among the risks to growth is falling demand for wage increases among U.S. workers, he said.

37.   Analysts said consumers are facing high levels of debt, slim wage increases and continued fears of losing their jobs.

38.   Among these supply side factors are the wage increase and the series of increases in petroleum product prices resulting from the ongoing deregulation of the oil industry.

39.   And House Republicans joined the fray by crafting the tax breaks to help businesses deal with the added cost of the wage increase.

40.   And if the union succeeds in negotiating wage increases, administrators might increase fees for all students, making a wage increase irrelevant.