Or it could be sold to other Western buyers at sky-high prices.

Then there is the issue of sky-high prices that some private equity firms have been willing to pay for acquisitions.

British people are ripped off left right and centre by sky-high prices.

What is different is the refusal of many people, even during flush economic times, to pay sky-high prices.

Once they hit a winner, they use their monopoly position to charge sky-high prices.

They had heard myriad stories of bidding wars and sky-high prices throughout the region.

Current growth sputters along at less than 5 percent despite sky-high prices for oil exports.

There have been museum exhibitions around the country, sky-high prices for his works and general (deserved) critical approval.

"Developers want our land and are willing to pay sky-high prices for acreage," he said.

Q. Should someone who has left $100,000 in a sock for the last 10 years buy technology stocks, even at these sky-high prices?