1.   A big hike in rates could further unsettle financial markets, causing stocks to tumble and making it more difficult for the Fed to engineer a smooth landing.

2.   Higher jet fuel prices could bring more air fare increases on top of the big hikes already this year.

3.   The Senate is expected to pass its massive transportation bill, which includes a big hike in funding for Connecticut.

4.   The university has already reacted to the cuts with a big hike in tuition and fees for next fall.

5.   Others in the group protested big hikes in the price of food.

6.   Big hikes in food prices have triggered a spate of sporadic riots in Indonesia.

7.   They also complained about big hikes in basic food prices, the newspaper Suara Pembaruan reported.