1.   A very sharp increase might have persuaded some Fed officials to push for higher rates to restrain inflation.

2.   And higher rates also tend to crimp corporate profits, by raising the cost of borrowing.

3.   Anyone who wants to put money away on behalf of a child will find higher rates at a building society.

4.   Are you a higher rate taxpayer, or do you pay the basic rate?

5.   As banks charge a higher rate of interest on borrowings than they offer on savings, you will be better off.

6.   As with higher rate taxpayers, you will receive a tax demand for the amount owing.

7.   Consequently they also illustrated higher rates of psychological anxiety and stress than spouse carers.

8.   Cuts in social security benefits have important implications for ethnic minorities because of their higher rates of unemployment.

9.   For those who require attendance both by day and night there is a higher rate allowance.