11.   The market absorbed the increase in production, however.

12.   Although admitting that this would be tough, he said traders should try to absorb increases if possible.

13.   Dr Mahathir said rice traders, for example, had accepted the fact that they must absorb the increase in costs.

14.   Higher demand levels will absorb that increase and lead to lower crude oil stockpiles for the rest of the summer.

15.   The current economic slowdown is being led by consumers, he says, who are not necessarily willing to absorb price increases at the retail level.

16.   The subsidy was aimed at absorbing any increase in the price of petroleum products during the transition period leading up to full oil industry deregulation.

17.   Travel agents have complained they will have to absorb the increase on pre-booked tours.

18.   Unless wholesalers and retailers decide to absorb the increase, consumers will have to pay higer prices soon.

19.   Ferry traffic, particularly across the Channel, had increased considerably and had largely absorbed the increase in capacity generated by the tunnel.

20.   President Bill Clinton told reporters shortly before the Fed announcement that he believed the US economy could absorb an increase in rates without slowing growth.