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Old 05-Sep-2009, 23:21
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Prices are on the upswing.


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Prices are on the downswing.


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Prices have leveled off.

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Prices are remaining stable.


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Prices have been slashed.

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Prices are expected to tick upward.

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"Prices are being driven down by *"

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How's that? Passive voice; be as a progressive; a business idiom - all in the same phrase.
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"prices are expected to put a damper on *"


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Prices are on the downside.

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Prices are on the upside.

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