1.   Soaring inflation means lean pickings for the majority.

2.   As the economy stalled, soaring inflation eroded the salaries of government officials like the Funidis.

3.   But the new official spoke out against measures to rein in government spending, combat soaring inflation and encourage a free market.

4.   Domingo Cavallo, the former Argentine economic minister who conquered soaring inflation in his own country, described Fyodorov as a veritable soulmate during his recent visit here.

5.   Even without the religious edict, soaring inflation and eroding wages would probably have pushed Iranians to have smaller families.

6.   He clashed with Viktor Gerashchenko, the chairman of the central bank whose loose money policies helped lead Russia into debilitating round of soaring inflation.

7.   His salary eroded under soaring inflation and eventually, like many government workers, he was not paid at all.

8.   In the past, African countries often tolerated soaring inflation and overvalued their currencies, keeping exports uncompetitive on world markets.

9.   It struggled through the wartime years of soaring inflation and Japanese occupation.

10.   Several paper companies had bad experiences in South America because of labor unrest and soaring inflation.