11.   In each case, United Biscuits was battered by intense price competition from own-label brands and bigger companies able to dictate prices.

12.   In truth, the market usually dictates the price of the gasoline subject to market forces.

13.   It argued that the dominance created by the proposed merger would put Time Warner and its partners in a position to dictate prices to consumers.

14.   Mercedes emphasizes in its dealer manual that it will not dictate prices, as Saturn and most others who have tried a no-haggle policy have done.

15.   More recently, he rejected the proposed merger between WorldCom and Sprint on the grounds that the combined company could dictate prices in Europe for Internet access.

16.   Parker said the proposed company could dictate prices to West Coast refiners who rely on Alaska crude oil.

17.   Prices were generally dictated by the price and availability of soybean meal, the main lysine source in most livestock diets.

18.   Still, the marketplace dictates price.

19.   The drug makers say price is dictated by the high cost of research.

20.   The experts then give each wine a rating, which dictates prices.