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Meanings of higher wages in English

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Usage of higher wages in English
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Fast food workers have been protesting for some time for higher wages.
Reuters
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Economists believe productivity growth is vital for lifting GDP and higher wages.
The Guardian
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This is forcing companies to pay higher wages, especially in labor-intensive industries.
Reuters
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This is forcing companies to pay higher wages, especially in labour-intensive industries.
Reuters
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One kickstarter is simply higher wages in the jobs we do have.
Reuters
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Companies that export pay workers higher wages than folks who don't export.
The Guardian
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This in turn would encourage companies to invest and pay higher wages.
Reuters
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As the economy has grown, so has the demand for higher wages.
Wired
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Nurses stopped working for two hours on Tuesday, also demanding higher wages.
Reuters
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Talks on how to cover the higher wages were continuing, she said.
Reuters
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And no doubt the higher wages have something to do with it.
Tono-Bungay
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In point of fact, they are quick enough to demand higher wages.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands
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The workers had much better fight for higher wages and shorter hours.
Socialism As It Is / A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Mo...
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In his speeches, Willetts argues that getting a degree means higher wages.
The Guardian
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Others had been bribed, by higher wages, to join rival trading parties.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
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Have the assassins struck for higher wages, or are you simply careless?
Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica
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