1.   As pressure on prices has increased, pharmacies have sought to enhance their buying power and reduce overhead expenses by growing larger.

2.   And Pacificare is still counting on some improvement in profitability in its Medicare business by increasing membership and lowering overhead expenses.

3.   But even with the recent cuts, overhead expenses remain much higher than those of rivals.

4.   But for an additional level of protection, consider overhead expense insurance.

5.   Doctors need enough volume to pay their overhead expenses because of lower managed care reimbursements.

6.   For chains, operating three different food concepts at one location can mean a lot less overhead expense than operating three separate restaurants.

7.   It also expects additional overhead expenses related to fees from a management consulting firm, hiring additional administrative personnel and boosting its insurance for officers and directors.

8.   It is cutting costs by eliminating products that failed to attract much business but still carry overhead expenses.

9.   It slashed the overhead expenses of a huge warehouse and a big corporate headquarters staff.

10.   Last month, Kilts outlined to employees a program called zero-overhead growth, or ZOG, to contain controllable overhead expenses.