11.   A portion of the Federal grant will be used to defray the added cost.

12.   A number of utilities, including First Energy of Akron, Ohio, and Illinova of Decatur, Ill., said the added costs would depress their earnings.

13.   A tight labor market means employers could be forced to pay higher salaries to workers, and to recoup the added cost by raising prices, analysts said.

14.   Across the Ohio River near the airport, tiny Pilot Air Freight is struggling to cope with the downturn in business and the added costs of increased security.

15.   Added cost to the markets was for hiring a computer specialist.

16.   Broadcasters insist that all these formats can be included in new digital receivers at minimal added cost.

17.   But Frank Moran, president of the Latin Business Association in Los Angeles, said most of its members are willing to absorb added costs from Prop.

18.   But in digital textbooks, color can be used liberally with no added cost.

19.   But it has lost money since resuming flights last fall, and executives had to weigh the added costs of participation against the gain in bookings they could expect.

20.   But those added costs are balanced with savings on long-distance calls, because Sprint bills the company for all calls at local rates.

a. + cost >>共 604
borrowing 9.97%
high 7.43%
higher 6.19%
lower 5.73%
rising 3.26%
operating 3.21%
medical 2.25%
cutting 1.96%
health_care 1.84%
extra 1.84%
added 0.70%
added + n. >>共 848
cost 3.87%
pressure 3.58%
bonus 3.03%
benefit 2.88%
security 2.50%
incentive 2.39%
advantage 1.89%
weight 1.86%
burden 1.51%
protection 1.46%
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