1.   But big power users complained that the surcharge, which cost them millions each year, gave them few benefits.

2.   But the liquidation of Kiwi has caused problems with major vendors reluctant to do business with a company that went under owing them millions.

3.   Developers have offered them millions, but the sisters have turned the development rights over to the Vermont Land Trust, ensuring that the land will be preserved.

4.   Industry experts say that this costs them millions of dollars in sales, as customers in foreign countries buy encryption software made outside the United States.

5.   The cattle feeders contend that false claims made in the Winfrey show cost them millions.

6.   The firms do not want to provide ammunition for class-action suits that could cost them millions or even billions of dollars in damages.

7.   They say the allegedly fraudulent trades also cost them millions.