1.   It is also concerned that the costs of the scheme are to be borne by consumers rather than the pesticide manufacturers and users.

2.   Bankers say rates will remain high so long as consumers will bear them.

3.   Because bumper rash occurs over time, with each nick unlikely to exceed the insurance deductible, the consumer bears the cost of repairs.

4.   Consumers bear a responsibility as well.

5.   Consumers would probably bear most of the cost through higher rates.

6.   If Harvard Pilgrim Health Care sells itself to a for-profit insurer, consumers will bear even higher premium costs.

7.   Power facilities said the real cost of the bottlenecks is borne by consumers, who pay for it in higher electricity costs.

8.   Power facilities say that the real cost of the bottlenecks is borne by consumers, who pay for it in higher electricity costs.

9.   Some experts suggest that in the future, consumers should bear part of the cost, since the ecological damage is caused by the need to supply power.

10.   Mark Cooper of the Consumer Federation of America argued in a letter to the commission that low-income consumers in particular would bear the brunt of the price increase.