51.   But Dell and other executives pointedly avoided saying whether the company would reduce staff to control costs.

52.   But Durenberger also criticized the Mitchell plan, saying it did not do enough to control costs and did not contain realistic financing.

53.   But efforts by the government to control medical costs have made it more difficult to maintain both profits and high-quality dialysis care.

54.   But federal officials say they intend to streamline the number of Medicare intermediaries in the next few years to control costs.

55.   But he said that unless a system were eventually created that would cover everyone, there would be no opportunity to control costs.

56.   But its greatest sin is that it will not control costs.

57.   But Physicians Health Services continues to give its doctors an incentive to control costs.

58.   But Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said he had seen no indication of how Bush would obtain discounts or help control drug costs.

59.   But savvy subcribers can get most of what they want and control their costs, experts say.

60.   But the authors said the disparity between Medicare and private insurance did not prove that Medicare was less able to control costs.