41.   The flooding could force up fruit and vegetable prices because of a loss of crops to flood damage, Aninat said.

42.   The main reason was a move last year by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to force up the price of crude oil by limiting production.

43.   The reduced mass transit funding will force fares up, hurting middle- and low-income Americans who depend on the systems to get to work, he said.

44.   The question is how long such forces can keep a lid on the pressures that might force up wages and prices.

45.   The shortages are forcing up prices for cereals and baked goods and squeezing livestock producers who feed corn to cattle and hogs.

46.   The study challenges claims of small-business lobbyists and insurers that regulation would force up premiums and make health insurance unaffordable.

47.   The two trends force up rents and intensify the competition for livable low-income housing.

48.   They are being forced up the fashion curve in order to respond to demand.

49.   They can also force up Mexican interest rates.

50.   This, in turn, could force up local taxes -- especially property taxes, already rising in many New Jersey towns.