1.   However, for long their cost helped to restrict their number.

2.   A decline of some health-care costs have helped keep inflation in check, she added.

3.   A decline in some health-care costs have helped keep inflation in check, she added.

4.   All these costs help explain why lending institutions specializing in vineyard properties expect a huge amount of due diligence on the part of prospective investors.

5.   Coase argued that reducing transaction costs helped explain why companies exist in the first place.

6.   Falling bond yields help stocks because lower borrowing costs help corporate profits.

7.   Falling borrowing costs help companies in all industries expand their businesses and profits.

8.   Falling yields make returns on stocks more attractive, while sliding borrowing costs help companies save money when financing their business.

9.   Hong Kong stocks rose for a second day as a drop in borrowing costs helped allay concern banks and real estate companies will see a squeeze in earnings.

10.   However, its reduced research and development costs, in addition to tax credits, helped lift its earnings before the one-time charge for retirements.