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Once existing supply contracts expire, Zhong Wang could find itself on the hook for pricier aluminium for at least some of its products.

Officials said it had mislabelled ordinary pork and sold it as a pricier organic product.

The laws are "very up-to-date" , the labour minister, Carlos Lupi, said in December. He wants firing workers to become still pricier.

For all their gorgeous architecture, it is hard to see why the Baltic capitals should be pricier than Berlin, Vienna or Frankfurt.

They include a pricier Fairtrade range that includes stickers of mosques around the world and a book on why Muslims should recycle.

The entrance fee also makes hitting the top of the Sky Tree pricier than similar attractions elsewhere.

But there's at least one Thai gourmet who may wish he'd stayed away from street food and stuck with pricier fare.

It's pricier than both CFLs and incandescent bulbs, but it lasts longer and has the potential to save you more money over the long haul.

And will the availability of so much free online journalism also doom their pricier print editions to a slow death?

It costs about $799, which, believe it or not, is only slightly pricier than most HEPA filters.

Pay for the shortest plan you can get (even if it's pricier ) and see whether it's of real use to you.

Don't assume that you get more UV protection with pricier sunglasses or from glasses with a darker tint.

Fuel is pricier. So, too, are labour and equipment, since the global minerals boom has driven up demand for miners and drills.

Now the soaring cost of fuel is making it pricier to send goods across the Pacific.

Most said they found that the pricier brand "was not worth the money" .

So even with relatively pricier goods, China did better than other exporting nations.

More skilled oenophiles do prefer pricier booze, but only a little.

Panasonic has created additional problems for itself, some experts say, by focusing on pricier plasma technology rather than LCD.

Sales results show pricier department stores taking a hit amid a consumer-spending slowdown, as discount chains draw more shopper traffic.

Part of the reason is pricier petrol, but flatter house prices will also dampen the spending enthusiasm.

Although many are satisfied with Western-style toilets that often cost no more than $20 here, pricier name brands are gaining traction.

Congested railways and roads mean domestic deliveries can be less reliable and pricier than the imported sort.

Portugal's Old World charm and cultural offerings have long offered bargain hunters an alternative to Europe's pricier destinations.

You can buy whole fruit, and remove the seeds, or purchase the fresh seeds for a pricier option.

As a result, fast-food chains have weathered the recession better than their pricier competitors.

Shale gas is also likely to divert investment in Britain from pricier but carbon-free nuclear and renewable-energy sources.

The pricier the artwork, the smaller the fee as a proportion of the overall cost.

Eventually pricier stocks need to be justified with earnings, and the rally has cooled in recent weeks.

Dr Grove still believes in Moore's law (with the caveat that it will get ever pricier for chipmakers to uphold) but he has a grave concern.

Producers depend on federal subsidies, and increasing demand for corn as fuel means the kernels keep getting pricier.

The New Yorker isn't exactly unaffordable, but it's still pricier than some other magazines I can think of.

They're still too expensive for about a third of the world's population, and will get pricier still as demand rises.

Yet, over our monthlong test, it offered terrific value: The fabric and stitching held up well against the pricier competition.

While you may be able to afford the rent on a pricier home, you might not have the means to buy a similarly priced residence.

To build a case, another country can substitute China's prices with those of another, often pricier market economy.

A rise in the Japanese currency reduces the value of exporters' profits overseas and makes Japanese goods pricier in foreign markets.

The yen's surge makes Japan's goods pricier world-wide, hurting the prospects for the country's export-driven economy.

The impact of a pricier yuan on other kinds of commodities and agricultural imports, could be less significant than in minerals and metals.

Volvo's steel cargo barrier, however, is a bit pricier: $345.

They also tend to be richer and able to afford pricier food, such as meat.

The rouble's depreciation does cut Russia's current-account deficit, by making imports pricier.

And the gloomy analysis measures only the effect of pricier staple foods, whereas the other examines freer trade in all farm goods.

And Blue Frog burgers are unique. They are pricier than your average Chinese meal, but most foreigner-frequented places are.

After a courtship of a few years, full of expensive gifts (such as $2m in jewellery) and pricier promises, the two were married in 1994.

In many cases, they have replaced bathtubs entirely, though tubs remain a fixture in the pricier luxury market.

By most measures, Indian shares also look pricier relative to their historical trend than anywhere else in Asia.

In Belgium a local discounter, Colruyt, is gaining share at the expense of Carrefour and other pricier chains.

Cement, steel, even sand are becoming pricier, and engineers are in short supply.

Pricier homes provided more collateral against which to borrow.

But from each individual's perspective, that's no reason to regret buying the pricier suit.

By the end of 2009 European gas buyers were begging for relief, with oil-indexed gas then 50% pricier than spot gas.

But familiarity with the pricier Italian brands rises as wealth increases, according to the report.

But shares listed in Shenzhen, China's second stock exchange, are pricier.

This 2. 6-pound, business-oriented model is a bit pricier for its specs than the competition.

Red Label is the cheapest. Black is pricier, followed by Green, Gold and Blue.

The polyurethane version of the case will sell for $39, while a pricier leather one goes for $69.

Pricier commodities can also stoke fears of inflation in countries where concern is already high.

That's a lot pricier than most plane tickets, but then you won't get deep-vein thrombosis or be required to eat off a plastic tray.

They're pricier than regular cholesterol exams, although Medicare and many other insurers pay for them.

But it also exported 24. 6 million tons of steel, and exports could suffer from a pricier Chinese currency.

If drugs become pricier, as seems likely, that bill could rise to $207 billion.

Others had to buy the pricier high-speed rail tickets or even fly, an expensive prospect for average workers.

As a result, banks are now more reliant on (pricier) wholesale funding.

If you can make the choice to opt out from pricier restaurants, you can make the choice to eat from the comfort of your own home, too.

The strong yen has made them pricier.

Just over 1, 000 screens out of about 12, 000 are in modern, pricier multiplexes.

The capital was pricier during the 2008 Olympic year, but hit Rmb836 in 2009.

Sales increased 5. 7 per cent to Won13, 864bn, helped by rising sales of pricier models and higher export prices.

What it is: Lotus's first all-new car since 1995. Larger, more luxurious, and pricier than the track-toy Elise.

Living in Hong Kong just got a little pricier.

XO sauce is a spicy seafood sauce, which showed up first in Hong Kong's pricier dining establishments in the 1980s.