Sentence examples for increased the premium from inspiring English sources

Some supermarkets have increased the premium they pay to farmers, but unions say the rise is not enough to cover their costs.

In the past week the supermarkets Morrisons, Asda and the Co-op – all singled out for criticism over the price they were offering – increased the premium they pay to farmers for their milk.

A move from a manufacturing-based to a service-based economy has diminished the power of labour unions, and increased the premium paid to "talent", all the way through from software designers to sports stars.

The Times investigation found that Goldman's warehouse subsidiary moved large amounts of aluminum among its warehouses daily, a process that lengthened the storage time and increased the premium that was added to the basic price of aluminum.

Although a handful of processors have bowed to pressure – the latest were announced on Thursday – with partial row-backs on planned price-cuts and a number of supermarkets have increased the premium they award farmers, unions say the payments still won't cover production costs.

The third reason might just encourage the philatelists of the world to go and have a good rummage through their albums: the growing number of rich people in the world, due particularly to China's turbo-charged economic rise, has increased the premium for collectible items.

Many health plans that remain in the program have cut benefits, including coverage of prescription drugs, or increased the premiums and co-payments charged to beneficiaries this year.

Both Asda and the Co-op said they would increase the premium they pay to farmers.

Martin Weiss, the chief executive of Weiss Ratings, said this feature is rarely used and increases the premium.

BHSF offers the same plan to all ages, but increases the premium when you reach a new age bracket.

Bloomsbury, which released the Harry Potter series in Britain, has been using a strategy to increase the premium design flourishes on its print books.