11.   Scuttling the move could cost the city millions, though, and a Giuliani administration official who helped arrange the deal was sharply critical of abandoning it.

12.   The case has already cost the city hundreds of thousands in legal bills, he said.

13.   The foreclosure program has been a disaster, costing the city millions while perpetuating some of the worst living conditions in New York.

14.   The expected damage suits could cost the city millions of dollars.

15.   The incident has already cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars.

16.   The mayor has maintained that it would cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars to do business with the two companies, a contention Hevesi said was untrue.

17.   The measure could cost the city millions of dollars it can ill afford.

18.   The mechanism has been in need of repair for years, and has knocked dozens of crew people into disability, costing the city millions of dollars.

19.   The scandal could end up costing the city hundreds of millions of dollars in civil lawsuits.

20.   This has cost the city both financially and politically.