11.   So the question, said Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials speaking on condition of anonymity, may not be whether to lower the fare, but how and how much.

12.   Students here are unhappy about the fares on commuter trains, so Yeltsin, during a brief foray into the crowd, summarily ordered the fares lowered.

13.   The state, however, feels unable to lower the fare further.

14.   They are prohibited by the Justice Department from tipping each other off about whether they plan to raise or lower fares.

15.   This fall, in a period of historically slack air travel, United lowered its fare.

16.   This year, air carriers have been criticized for lowering fares so dramatically that revenue plummeted to bank-breaking lows.

17.   With the tax gone, airlines could either pass the savings on to fliers by lowering fares, or raise prices without customers noticing.

18.   The company has lowered the fares but we have to pay for the fuel with our own money and the company has raised the rental fees.

19.   The bailout also is a hindrance to lower fares, airline consultant Terry Trippler said.

20.   The petitions called on the Western Harbour Crossing management to lower its fare to a more comparable level.