Sentence examples for fought rate from inspiring English sources

A former consumer advocate who fought rate increases and a former regulator for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mr. Rogers, 55, seems to understand the opposition to Cinergy's legislative and environmental positions.

As ESPN and other cable networks renegotiate their contracts with cable operators, Mr. Bilotti and Mr. Kass say, the operators -- increasingly large companies that have more leverage -- are going to fight rate increases more aggressively than in the past.

During the time Christie was governor, the state also passed a law removing a state consumer advocacy board's power to fight rate hikes, and removed the requirement for a public vote in the event towns wanted to privatize utilities.

After graduation, he was an assistant attorney general for the State of Kentucky, where he fought utility rate increases.

In a statement released last week, Richard Blumenthal, the state attorney general, said that he would fight the rate increases because they "would hit consumers and businesses already reeling from double-digit rate hikes caused by failed federal energy policies".

"We will aggressively oppose and fight this rate increase," Mr. Blumenthal said.

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Some investors say price increases will slow or stop as consumer groups fight higher rates.

It seems an odd coincidence Davies did not work as a referee for a while and when he eventually did he was not allocated any of the title fights his rating as a star-class official merited.

The Weinstein Company is launching another campaign to fight a rating for one of its movies, this time centering on the forthcoming Judi Dench vehicle "Philomena".

He has not fought any fighter rated in the top 10 of any weight class in the past year.