Makers of larger, more-expensive cars generally fared even worse.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brits Deciding Old Car's Fine] Reference

Thirteen-inch laptops are usually among the more-expensive models.    From Wordnik.com.  [13-inch Dell Inspiron laptop for the price of a netbook?] Reference

The findings: Sometimes, more-expensive wines are the better deals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cracking the Code] Reference

But consumers have paid a huge price beyond more-expensive tickets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mergers Benefit] Reference

Sunoco mostly relies on the more-expensive lighter and sweeter grades.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 50 Women to Watch 2008] Reference

Realtors 'officials said sales remain weaker for more-expensive homes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Housing Picture Brightens in California] Reference

But it is unlikely to stimulate an appetite for more-expensive projects.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Shelter in Housing Bottom] Reference

Chains that sell more-expensive goods are generally expected to do worse.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Retailers to Report Grim Results] Reference

Economists think spending rose 0.3%, thanks mostly to more-expensive gasoline.    From Wordnik.com.  [Savings Are Good, but May Slow Recovery] Reference

It makes the more-expensive Saab 9-3 and Volvo C70 convertibles seem redundant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Personal picks—convertibles] Reference

First, rights issues aren't necessarily a more-expensive way of raising capital.    From Wordnik.com.  [Demystifying Rights Issues] Reference

But there are plenty of other, more-expensive baggage fees to contend with before then.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Travel Smart This Summer] Reference

Vornado could use proceeds from the CMBS sale to cut its more-expensive unsecured debt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vornado Realty Plans a $550 Million Test of TALF Program] Reference

Depending on the price difference for premium you may be better off with the more-expensive gas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Performance, Yes, but Trunk Space First] Reference

Once the economy does improve, he says, he hopes customers will upgrade to a more-expensive plan.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Recession Specials, Small Firms Revise Pricing] Reference

In Russia and Poland, growing numbers of affluent drinkers are switching to more-expensive vodkas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pernod Puts Its Buying Spree on Ice] Reference

Lower-priced homes in tony Palm Springs have lost about 24%, though more-expensive homes are up slightly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Where Home Prices Are Holding Up] Reference

Any efforts by the auto sector to substitute for more-expensive platinum may further help palladium, he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palladium could rally] Reference

But, Begley reasons, the money people save using those products can eventually go toward more-expensive items.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ed Begley Jr. promotes energy efficiency] Reference

What's more, the smaller massage pillows we tried seemed to work as well as the larger, more-expensive cushions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portable Massagers] Reference

The company continues to push into more-expensive specialty coffees even as the recession damps consumer spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [McDonald's Reports Strong April Sales] Reference

The used-car business held up relatively well during the down economy as customers avoided more-expensive new models.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corporate Watch] Reference

The agency has proposed raising prices the most on the more-expensive MetroCards generally bought by wealthier riders.    From Wordnik.com.  [Politicians Duck Blame for Transit Mess] Reference

On the operating side, more-expensive orange juice and other fruit, along with dairy ingredients, pinched profit margins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jamba Rebound Faces Hurdles] Reference

The used-car business held up relatively well during the economic downturn as customers avoided more-expensive new models.    From Wordnik.com.  [CarMax Posts Profit] Reference

JetBlue typically has 14 different prices for its flights, and as the cheaper ones sell, more-expensive prices are offered.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don't Count on Discounts] Reference

Volume sales of P&G's Luvs diapers rose nearly 30% during the quarter, outpacing the company's more-expensive Pampers brand.    From Wordnik.com.  [P&G Profit Rises 8.7%, Helped by Price Increases] Reference

For buyers, resale value disparities mean it often costs less to own a more-expensive car if it holds its value better over time.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Car Makers Fail to Improve Resale Values] Reference

That might also help some people who chose the more-expensive health-care plans offered by their employers when they had their jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stimulus Makes Cobra Coverage a Better Bet] Reference

During that period, we've owned a series of more-expensive contraptions that combined an ice scraper with a snow brush or even a glove.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Urge to Splurge: Don't Worry, It'll Pass] Reference

Those with more-expensive production that needs high prices to be economic, including deep water offshore projects, will be hit harder.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy-Reserve Revisions] Reference

Dr. Taylor said he wonders whether the companies knew all along that the study failed to show a benefit for the more-expensive Vytorin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vytorin Makers Try to Explain Timeline] Reference

That has left customers facing unexpectedly high bills when they are quietly and seamlessly switched to other, more-expensive retailers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deregulation Jolts Texas Electric Bills] Reference

"We have taken the luxury path," Mr. Fisker says, because higher-end customers will be able to afford more-expensive, newer technologies.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's New] Reference

The shift could reflect a larger number of more-expensive homes being sold as well as the possibility that an individual home gained value.    From Wordnik.com.  [A snapshot of Washington's early-spring housing market] Reference

The idea of straight people watching Glee would make for a bigger fantasy than Avatar, and would require far more-expensive special effects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Splattered by Golden Globs: Preening in the Rain] Reference