At a premium
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="With">With</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span>, <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span>, <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="bales">bales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="augment">augment</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="snowboarding">snowboarding</span>, <span word="freestyle">freestyle</span> <span word="skiing">skiing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="events">events</span> (<span word="At">At</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="CNet">CNet</span> <span word="News">News</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 29, 2010) – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="premium">premium</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> – <span word="If">If</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="fetch">fetch</span> “<span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>”.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> – <span word="all">all</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>-<span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>.</p><p><span word="View">View</span> “<span word="premium">premium</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span>, “<span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="above">above</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="amount">amount</span>: <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="organically">organically</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>” (<span word="Longman">Longman</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Contemporary">Contemporary</span> <span word="English">English</span>). <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="premium">premium</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="healthier">healthier</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> – <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="fertilizers">fertilizers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pesticides">pesticides</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> “<span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>/<span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>) <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="Familiarize">Familiarize</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p>
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