Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] the price [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While most people strongly condemn the drugs traffickers , critics point to the recent drive by international markets to drive down the price of coffee , Colombia 's main export — and to the continuing drain of resources into debt payments to Western banks — as evidence that the international community is not willing to make the kind of sacrifices needed to confront the social and economic roots of Latin America 's drug problem . |
| 2 | In general the effect of the Commission 's inflated purchasing ability was to drive up the price of land in the borders . |
| 3 | He had lied to Coleby , and done it convincingly , as part of the negotiations to drive up the price of Number 29 ; he was still capable of taking risks . |
| 4 | Their aim is to keep down the price of meal ! ’ |
| 5 | There are almost as many cattle as before the drought , and the 100 000 tonnes of food aid a year goes mainly to keep down the price of food in the cities . |
| 6 | IT was hardly a Sellars market as Leeds boss Howard Wilkinson scored brilliantly over Liverpool 's Kenny Dalglish to beat down the price for midfielder Scott Sellars |
| 7 | However , if the crisis has been particularly sharp and the depression of sufficient duration then it is more likely that the total of will increase sufficiently to push up the price of consumer goods . |