51.   The government has said to meet the wage demands it would have to massively subsidize the subway.

52.   The higher U.S. productivity growth has allowed the Fed to let the economy grow at faster rates without worrying about inflation sparked by rising wage demands.

53.   The protesters gained no concessions on their wage demands.

54.   Their specific wage demands were not immediately available.

55.   They want big pay raises this year, and that any government effort to cut disposable income would be met with even bigger wage demands.

56.   Thousands of job layoffs have resulted in a dampening of wage demands while retailers have been busy slashing prices to entice consumers to keep spending during hard times.

57.   They want big pay raises this year, and say that any government effort to cut disposable income would be met with even bigger wage demands.

58.   Union leaders said if the government did not meet its wage demands it would begin a prolonged strike next Thursday.

59.   Upcoming pay negotiations with unions in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland remain a concern, because high wage demands could drive inflation even higher.

60.   However, a general strike over wage demands went ahead.