1.   Fees were assessed by a means-tested scale, approved by central government, which meant that children of large, poor families paid none.

2.   Banks and credit card companies would be prohibited from assessing late fees, higher interest rates or giving out negative credit information as long as the emergency continued.

3.   Both PhRMA and the FDA credited the user fee act, which assesses fees on the industry in return for faster reviews, with improving approval times.

4.   A Senate subcommittee chairman said Thursday that he is reviving a proposal to assess a fee on people who enter the United States from Mexico and Canada.

5.   But by not including any set formula for assessing fees to cover startup costs, the rules left many questions unanswered.

6.   Delta also agreed to end a practice known as flipping, or refinancing its own loans to defaulting borrowers and assessing high fees in the process.

7.   Environmentalists argue that the state should refinance the program by assessing higher fees and taxes on the industries that produce, manufacture or use hazardous waste materials.

8.   Fees are assessed on a sliding scale.

9.   However, the trip is hardly free after it assesses extra fees on your credit card.

10.   In September, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, which assesses industry fees in return for more staffing and faster review times at the FDA, will expire.