Sentence examples for said rate from inspiring English sources

If that assumption is wrong, the company said, rate increases could be much higher.

An earlier version said "rate rise" in the fifth paragraph, where "rate cut" was meant.

Reviving the proposal on Tuesday, Mr. Harkin said: "Rate review authority is needed to protect consumers from insurance companies' jacking up premiums simply because they can.

But Mr. Metz said rate cuts were still needed to shore up the banking system and other financial intermediaries, providing the foundation for an eventual economic turnaround.

In many cases, Ms. Ignagni said, rate increases of more than 10 percent may be justified by rising health costs and the tendency of younger, healthier people to drop coverage, forcing up costs for other policyholders.

Mr. King said rate quotes had been one of the trickiest things to get right, a problem that also appears to be plaguing other states and the federal government.

The company said rates would not change.

Montlake said rates were the best in a generation.

"They said, 'Rating agencies and investor due diligence,' and my jaw just dropped," he said.

Sherry L. Foley, the chief executive of American Asset Finance, a New Jersey firm, said rates had been falling.

Four of the lodge's 62 rooms are wheelchair accessible, Mr. Biard said; rates are $60 to $128.