51.   The pump receipt listed the pump price, but both the attendant and Priceline officials assured me my credit card had been charged only the amount I bid.

52.   The surge in futures could soon send gasoline pump prices higher.

53.   Their response to the latest rise in pump prices has been to call for cuts in gasoline taxes or to blame oil companies for failing to supply enough gasoline.

54.   They agree that the basic economic laws of supply and demand are responsible for driving up the price of crude oil and with it pump prices.

55.   This dramatic boost raised little protest because motorists largely overlooked rising taxes as pump prices were falling.

56.   This year, oil companies have been hurt by a jump in crude oil costs and a slump in pump prices.

57.   To the extent there has been public demand for a gas tax cut, it has been because of the jump in pump prices in recent weeks.

58.   To be sure, it may seem paradoxical for pump prices to drop sharply in tandem with the summer vacation driving season surge.

59.   Under the previous set up, pump prices were set by the Energy Regulatory Board.

60.   While pump prices are at record levels in much of the nation, they have skyrocketed in the Midwest.