An inflated three-digit figure for one night, maybe 12 hours, in a nice - nice, but not wonderful - hotel?

He's listed at 5 feet 10, 174 pounds, but to the naked eye those seem inflated figures, perhaps a psychological weapon.

First it took a tiny sample of German soldiers and assumed from that a hugely inflated figure.

Arrian gives an inflated figure of 20,000 to these troops.

Baylor said his goal is to slice a whole run from that inflated figure.

The owner said it was not for sale but threw out a wildly inflated figure when the man persisted.

A contemporary document claims that William had 726 ships, but this may be an inflated figure.

The inflated figure had prompted speculation that a large amount of coffee might be delivered against the March contract.

Opposition leaders said such inflated figures were yet another step in a slide back toward one-party rule.

Nevertheless, obviously inflated figures continue to be repeated.