31.   Hallworth said part of the cost increase comes from an aging membership.

32.   He said that a large part of the cost increases came about because project officials simply did not think about how the laser parts would actually be put together.

33.   He said the Air Force and Lockheed Martin have agreed to curb projected cost increases through greater efficiency.

34.   Higher interest rates could add to the budget deficit and increase the cost of credit card bills, variable rate mortgages and other consumer loans, said the president.

35.   Higher interest rates push bond prices down and increase the cost of doing business, hurting profits and share prices.

36.   Higher equipment rent and cost increases resulting from higher business levels also helped boost costs.

37.   Historically, cable companies estimated cost increases and inflation every quarter, and passed along those costs to customers in the following quarter.

38.   I assured him that I thought it was, although the huge cost increases for newsprint had cut into our budget for weekly wiretap sweeps.

39.   If you have no health insurance at all, news of any health care cost increases should sober you up immediately.

40.   If the price of beef rises one year and people switch to chicken, the CPI may overstate the impact of the cost increase.