11. "What the bond market will worry about will be wage rates , " said Farrell. 12. In industry, uniform wage rates were introduced and inspectors appointed to monitor factory conditions. 13. "All we want are competitive wage rates , " she said. 14. Consequently, higher supply of F jobs decreases its wage rates . 15. With wage rates beginning to accelerate, inflation prospects are deteriorating, 16. However, NHS wage rates were usually comparatively low and hours often long and anti-social. 17. Wage rates for doctors and nurses increased in the Campbell government s first term.18. A firm's cost is a function of the wage rate . 19. Another plus : Wage rates are even lower than provinces in fast-growing southern China. 20. Differences remained after taking into account statewide variations in hospital size and wage rates .