41.   Yet, others make clear that there are limits on their willingness to accept high fuel prices.

42.   OPEC argues that crude supplies are ample, and it blames recent high prices on refining bottlenecks and high fuel taxes in many consuming countries.

43.   Parker is concerned that high fuel prices and the soft economy, which has reduced demand for business travel, may continue.

44.   Protests earlier this month against high fuel prices by truckers and farmers -- who effectively ran British gas stations dry with blockades -- caught the government off guard.

45.   Qantas is struggling because of high fuel prices, the weak Australian dollar and strong competition from domestic budget airlines, Virgin and Impulse.

46.   Abraham said the temporary tax reduction was needed to lower high fuel prices.

47.   At EU headquarters, spokesman Gerassimos Thomas blamed the rise on high fuel, meat and vegetable prices.

48.   But Boeing still is heavily dependent on airline customers, which are hurting from high fuel prices and labor costs and reduced spending by business travelers.

49.   But polls consistently show considerable public support for the fuel protesters and widespread discontent over high fuel taxes.

50.   Chrysler senior vice president of sales Gary Dilts was optimistic the market will strengthen despite high fuel prices and a slowing economy.