71.   Selling, general and administrative costs fell as a percentage of sales, the company said.

72.   Shipping natural gas requires liquefaction in plants as expensive as emirate palaces, although costs are falling.

73.   Staff-cutting costs fell as BT took higher one-time charges than in the same quarter of the previous year.

74.   The acquisition gives Selecta four outlets in Manila and an expanded product line at a time when raw material costs are falling.

75.   The acquisition would give it four outlets in Manila and an expanded product line at a time when raw material costs are falling.

76.   The bond market rallied even more than stocks Tuesday, helping to fuel the stock rally as corporate borrowing costs fell lower.

77.   The bank also benefited because some costs fell and systems improved as its Project Columbus -- a multiyear program to increase the efficiency of its systems --wound down.

78.   The cities showed price increases in food and other goods and services across the board while transportation costs actually fell throughout Italy.

79.   The cost later fell by half, but too late to do much good.

80.   The heaviest costs would fall upon tenant groups trying to buy their developments.