41.   Even a tiny reduction in a bond rating can cost an issuing country millions in increased interest costs.

42.   He advocates using the budget surplus to pay down the national debt and use the money saved by the resulting lower interest costs to bolster Social Security.

43.   He declined to project interest costs.

44.   Higher interest costs and poor box office revenue in the first quarter also contributed to that loss, it said.

45.   If Chrysler were to come to the bond market today, its interest costs would be much lower.

46.   In a bid to fight economic weakness, the Fed has slashed interest costs five times since the beginning of the year.

47.   Interest costs are eroding its profits.

48.   Its pipeline division, though regulated, has had better earnings recently because of lower interest costs.

49.   Just a few years ago, interest costs on the federal debt were nearly as large as the defense budget and were themselves a major source of deficit spending.

50.   Korean officials said that plan could be too risky because it would saddle the nation with high interest costs for years.