11.   Amstrad shares have more than doubled in the past year, making it cheaper to issue new shares for acquisitions.

12.   And discount brokerages have made it cheaper for do-it-yourself investors to buy and sell the stocks for themselves.

13.   And even during slavery times, labor costs made it cheaper to import tea from overseas.

14.   And he dismisses efforts to make exports cheaper by depreciating the currency as a failed nostrum that leads to inflation and more depreciation.

15.   And as the yen rose and made it cheaper for the Japanese to manufacture abroad, the banks followed their biggest customers to foreign shores.

16.   And lower interest rates make it cheaper for companies to borrow money and invest.

17.   And that in turn helps stocks by making it cheaper for companies to borrow, leaving more for profits and potentially lifting stock prices as well.

18.   And many technology companies have lost much of their value in recent months, making them cheaper to buy, should Rockwell choose to grow through acquisition.

19.   And the strong yen, which makes imports cheaper, is a good reason for increasing purchases of foreign parts.

20.   As Disney chief executive Michael Eisner noted this week, lower interest rates also has made it cheaper to finance buyouts.