Basically, Viagra last year helped inflate expectations for the pharmaceutical group and it's made it more difficult for the drug companies this year to live up to expectations,
We will attempt to discern whether these inflated prices that consumers are seeing at the pump result from any violation of the federal anti-trust price laws.
Sure, the job of high school teachers is not to tear down students' self-esteem. But it's certainly not to inflate students' sense of self-worth with a bunch of unearned compliments and half-truths.
We introduce a balloon of half a liter volume (about a pint) in the stomach and inflate it so it takes up space and helps slow down the eating. This causes a sense of fullness, and the patient is helped to lose weight.
It's a balloon, not a bubble. Balloons inflate and deflate; bubbles burst.
Money is starting to shift to insurers. They are attracting buyers who are betting on the inflated value of their assets.
Money is starting to shift to insurers, ... They are attracting buyers who are betting on the inflated value of their assets.
Enron had already collapsed and filed for bankruptcy protection by the beginning of 2002. But despite complaints from short sellers that corporations had used accounting gimmickry to inflate their profits, many investors thought the crisis at Enron was an isolated case.
The vast majority of Texas businesses faithfully follow the law but consumers should also be aware that disasters are a prime opportunity for unscrupulous businesses to inflate prices or commit fraud,
I think we're fortunate to get a split. I'm not sure we deserved a split. ... It's nice to get a win, but it certainly has given us a lot to work on. If there was any chance of (our players getting) any inflated heads, it's gone now.