1.   Opponents charge that this system artificially inflates the cost of peanut products for consumers and provides a federal windfall for quota-holders.

2.   At the same time, they are reluctant to give outright raises that would permanently inflate labor costs.

3.   A weakening currency has already inflated the cost of repaying foreign debts and left some banks pressed to raise money.

4.   A weaker won, while making exports more competitive, inflates the cost of repaying foreign currency debt.

5.   A weaker won makes key imports of raw materials more expensive and inflates the cost of repaying foreign debt.

6.   China will give foreign companies up to a two-year grace period before taxing their capital goods imports, a move that will inflate business costs.

7.   Consumer advocates, too, are pushing to do away with the year-identifier, saying the costs of an August sales bulge inflate the cost of cars.

8.   Critics say the trend inflates health care costs while undercutting the integrity of research.

9.   Critics say the trend inflates health care costs.

10.   Dual pricing, under which Chinese companies are charged lower prices than foreign companies for goods and services, inflates the cost of doing business in China.