1.   Being of very modest means, but having some contacts upon the turf, he attempted to increase his wages by gambling.

2.   The union has threatened a job action if wages are not increased.

3.   As companies depend on technology for productivity gains, pressures to increase wages become less of an issue, economists said.

4.   At a plant in Partizansk, workers then began receiving free lunch in the canteen, and the company increased wages.

5.   Autoworkers in the state of Sao Paulo walked off assembly lines Monday in an effort to persuade car manufacturers, including Ford and General Motors, to increase wages.

6.   After Nike increased its wages several times, he says, some activists are ready to declare victory and move on.

7.   Companies hired additional workers and increased wages to meet demand.

8.   He said companies would demand government compensation if the government forced them to increase wages.

9.   He said the government planned to increase spending on public-works projects in rural areas to reduce unemployment and increase wages.

10.   He said Nike plans to increase wages over the next decades.