Sentence examples for increase requests from inspiring English sources

"We find it somewhat puzzling that such an announcement has been made while substantial rate increase requests are pending," said Peter Hartt, the spokesman.

"Our companies are receiving rate increase requests from hospitals across the country of 40, 50 and 60 percent," said Robert Zirkelbach, a spokesman for the trade group.

The comments from the group's chief executive, Dr Rachel David, came in response to an announcement by Ley that she was stepping in to demand insurers justify their increase requests.

Insurers have to submit their rate increase requests for next year in less than three months.

Watch out for: Sometimes, credit limit increase requests can come with a new hard inquiry to your credit.

After weeks of public outcry, Xcel Energy, Colorado's largest energy provider has agreed to drop $280,000 worth of requests for food, travel and other perks from the $136 million in rate increase requests currently being considered by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

The additional $5.1 billion over the nearly $16 billion increase requested by the administration goes mainly for military research contracts that are in states and Congressional districts of influential lawmakers.

The increase may seem excessive, but absent other facts — like evidence of discrimination, which is prohibited — the increase request does not appear to be illegal.Mr.Mr

The new proposal is midway between the $5 billion increase requested by the president last year and the $35 billion increase that Congress provided in bills vetoed by Mr. Bush in October and December.

That's substantially less than the 35% increase requested by the president, however.

Those increases compare with a 1.2% increase requested by President Barack Obama for NSF and a 3.8% cut for NASA science.