1.   It points out, however, that decommissioning costs are spread over a long period, while those of reprocessing spent fuel are more immediate.

2.   The advantage of running a competition is that it should be cost effective if the cost of the prizes is spread over a large enough number of entrants.

3.   And a big company can spread fixed costs, like bookkeeping and administration, over a larger number of stores or factories than a small company.

4.   Big airlines will spread extra costs over all their customers, she said, while small airlines do not have a huge customer base to do that with.

5.   Big banks can afford the high price tags for new systems as they spread the costs among their vast customer bases.

6.   A lower share makes for lower levels of plant usage, which requires the company to spread costs over fewer vehicles, lowering the profit.

7.   Acquiring other players lets them spread administrative costs and reduce competition.

8.   Burlington Northern-Santa Fe will be able to offer broader service and spread costs over a wider base.

9.   But the transit system wants the Legislature to let it spread the cost of fixing its computers over five years.

10.   But under current laws, by self-insuring, employers shrink the pool of healthy people available to spread the cost of expensive illnesses.