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Under the new plan being considered, steel and aluminum products would be sorted into groups with different rates based on the metal content in the product, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Policymakers are often reluctant to adjust interest rates based on projected supply-side improvements rather than realized inflation outcomes.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
Univision cried foul, in large part, because the switch would mean less revenue because programmers are paid rates based on the number of households that receive their channels.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
The move has also been criticised as an inefficient way of helping the worst off, with rates based on property values from 1991.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024
In 1801 a mathematical measurement of the roads of Prussia was made, and thereafter the time factor was eliminated and the rates based on distance only.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.
