51.   The sticking point is whether the acquisition will hurt competition or lead to higher gasoline prices, particularly on the West Coast.

52.   Then, too, there are increasing costs like higher gasoline prices.

53.   They said the concessions could lead to job cuts and higher gasoline prices as the companies try to maximize profits.

54.   They said the plan helped carmakers, while deferring action needed for emissions to fall, such as a national speed limit and higher gasoline taxes.

55.   They said the plan would help carmakers, while deferring action needed for emissions to fall, such as a national speed limit and higher gasoline taxes.

56.   This has, at times, contributed to higher gasoline prices even as crude oil prices have fallen.

57.   Truck drivers walked off the job in western Colombia port of Bueanventura yesterday in protest of higher gasoline prices, a spokesman for the transport ministry said.

58.   Truck drivers walked off the job in the western Colombia port of Buenaventura yesterday to protest higher gasoline prices.

59.   U.S. producer prices in August are expected to show their first increase in seven months, reflecting higher gasoline prices, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.

60.   Venezuelan shares fell throughout the week as concern mounted that planned labor strikes and higher gasoline prices could lead to social unrest.