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At the same time, contrary to what you seem to think, federal taxes are not extortionate by modern historical standards.

Western luxury-goods firms may be able to tolerate extortionate rents for central locations.

Fee structures and rates across the sector are often inexplicable and extortionate.

Mr Akula also says that for-profit microfinance need not mean extortionate interest rates for the poor.

vast superiority in speed would be easily outweighed by the extortionate running costs.

Moneylenders are common across rural India, often providing loans at extortionate rates. Some farmers hand over food booklets as collateral.

prohibitions against credit card companies jacking up interest rates without warning to extortionate levels.

Isn't stickiness -- even slightly extortionate stickiness -- what these Google services aim for?

It is also one of the most extortionate and violent.

They are asking an extortionate amount of money for their house.

The prices in this shop are extortionate.

When Sirena opened, there was a spot of bother with some extortionate bandits;