21.   The company then increased its agricultural holdings rapidly, often paying huge premiums.

22.   The industry has shown itself prepared to pay huge premiums to be held harmless for its past misdeeds.

23.   The natural gas business is consolidating at lightning speed, with players paying huge premiums to gobble up rivals and gain market share.

24.   The trend was a reaction to the huge premiums banks had been paying to buy out their rivals, weakening future financial performance.

25.   Those companies that have real Internet customers, like AOL and Yahoo and Excite, will command a huge premium for access to their customers.

26.   Under those pressurized circumstances, experienced executives and blockbuster ideas command a huge premium.

27.   Won forward rates surged to record highs as investors demanded a huge premium to take the risk of holding won assets over time.