41.   And it warns that the city may be underestimating the expenses it will face from rising health insurance costs, wage increases for municipal workers and lawsuits against it.

42.   And it would ease concerns cited by Fed policymakers of higher inflation induced by companies raising prices to cover wage increases.

43.   And the package of proposals the Republicans are considering essentially may put the burden of paying for effective wage increases on U.S. taxpayers rather than corporations, Democrats said.

44.   And very importantly, they have been less likely than before to ask for wage increases.

45.   And with the Hungarian government clamping down on wage increases, it did not seem likely that labor costs would rise very much any time soon.

46.   Another wage increase might indeed reduce employment, Krueger says.

47.   Apart from retiree health-care benefits, the two sides are discussing pension benefits, job security, and wage increases.

48.   As a result, demand is likely to remain strong or intensify while pressure for wage increases is likely to grow.

49.   As in the recent General Motors strike, wage increases played a relatively minor role in the Bell Atlantic dispute.

50.   As sales slowed, companies cut production and scaled back hiring, overtime hours and wage increases, further depressing demand.