31.   And companies migrate much more often than in the past to reduce labor costs.

32.   And even though many analysts are concerned that rising labor costs will eventually push consumer prices higher, inflation so far has remained mostly a no-show.

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

34.   And getting labor costs under control is a key element of that strategy.

35.   And labor costs and inflation are not rising dangerously.

36.   And by lowering labor costs, corporate migration serves to keep inflation under control.

37.   And that could put pressure on labor costs and limit further advances in technology.

38.   And that extra output for the same labor cost helped to improve profits, economists said.

39.   And the only signs of upward pressure on labor costs, added Dana Mead, chairman of Tenneco Inc., are for workers in high technology.

40.   And some Fed policy makers, in recent statements, have expressed the view that labor costs must rise, despite the mild increases so far.