101.   The new competitors would have to be more efficient than traditional utilities because they could not count on recovering their costs from ratepayers.

102.   The pricing standards are important because they will determine the extent to which local carriers can recover the costs of their facilities when they lease them.

103.   The states were the first to settle lawsuits against the industry seeking to recover health care costs spent on smoking-related ills.

104.   The suits seek to recover medical costs of smoke-related illnesses.

105.   The suits seek damages to recover the costs of gun violence for additional police and hospital care, and changes in gun design and marketing.

106.   The surging yen earlier this year forced Japanese automakers to boost import prices in North America to recover costs.

107.   Then about two years ago, two dozen cities and counties nationwide began suing gun producers to recover the costs of treating gun shot victims.

108.   To avoid such results, the commission proposed a way for utilities to recover their costs.

109.   Tobacco shares had reached record highs recently on hopes for a settlement of all litigation by states and other plaintiffs trying to recover costs of treating sick smokers.

110.   Tobacco shares had reached record highs recently on hopes for a settlement of all litigation by states and other plaintiffs trying to recover costs of treating smokers.