1.   The procedure cost five hundred dollars, which Amelia left unpaid.

2.   A visit to a doctor could cost three to five times as much, and a surgical procedure would cost far more.

3.   Both procedures usually cost a few hundred dollars and are done over several weeks.

4.   He and some colleagues abandoned a more comprehensive study to measure the effectiveness of the ultrafast CT in stopping people from smoking because the procedure cost too much.

5.   In some states, complicated and poorly publicized registration procedures cost many people their chance to vote.

6.   Procedures can cost up to several thousand dollars and, in some cases, can lead to life-threatening complications.

7.   That procedure costs about the same and is reversible.

8.   The Menlo Park company, VidaMed Inc., says its brief, out-patient procedure also costs less than half the price of conventional surgery.

9.   The procedure costs slightly more than traditional braces, and the length of treatment is virtually the same.

10.   This procedure will cost far less than replacing the windshield.