31.   They also mean that lending rates, due to the higher cost must be higher and deposit rates must be lower than they would be in the Euromarkets.

32.   Already, drug-resistant bacteria are pushing medical costs higher.

33.   Also, if U.S. interest rates continue to rise, that will force Mexican borrowing costs higher, which could slow growth and discourage retail spending.

34.   Although that decline has made imports more expensive, the reluctance of German consumers to spend money has kept companies from passing on those higher costs.

35.   Although many companies are being squeezed by higher costs, some find no price pressures in either direction.

36.   An international fund will often carry higher fees because of the higher costs of travel and communications needed to run a fund that trades around the world.

37.   An increase in the rate could have led to higher overseas borrowing costs.

38.   Analysts said at least part of that decline was because of higher operating costs.

39.   Analysts had expected the surge in corn prices to lead to reduced demand from hog farmers, usually the first group to be winnowed out by higher feed costs.

40.   Analysts say competition is forcing companies to absorb the higher costs, rather than passing them on to consumers.