"When a farmer elects to join the insurance, we sell the product on wholesale so that the premium is reduced, so that he doesn'tt feel it, so that it cushions him and I've also sold the product."

VOA: special.2010.05.11

Solar developer Stanley Florek of Seattle says the fixed,premium purchase price gives alternative energy suppliers assurance they'll recover the high costs they pay upfront.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

The M-ATVs are also a major logistical challenge. The Pentagon transports them by air in order to meet the high demand, adding a 10-percent premium to the vehicle's cost.

VOA: standard.2010.08.01

"And usually there is a price premium for organic products.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

"The very practice of dangling a toy or other premium to get kids to pester their parents to go into the restaurant and buy food,junky or nutritious, is unethical and,we believe,illegal."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

"Our survey of 100,000 consumers shows that once they experience 3D they immediately see its value and they say they are willing to pay a premium to have it at home."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11