1.   And as things continue to get smaller, their cost of reproduction continues to shrink because less material is involved.

2.   Net investment income has shown a very satisfactory advance as interest costs continue to fall in line with reduced borrowing.

3.   The costs have continued to increase, and now seem to be getting out of hand.

4.   There has been some Decline in the number of claims, but the cost of claims continues to escalate.

5.   It must also be noted that transport costs continue to rise and more and more local authorities are seeking to make savings in this area.

6.   AME said coal mining costs will continue to fall in real terms in the foreseeable future because of mining technology innovations.

7.   Although the station has been redesigned and downsized a half-dozen times since then, costs have continued to escalate.

8.   And if costs continue to fall, a market in the United States should eventually re-emerge.

9.   And as manufacturing costs continue to come down, some energy experts expect solar power to show new signs of life even at home.

10.   And damage costs continue to rise.