11.   Among the bright spots this quarter, U.S. banks will report strong earnings, boosted by solid revenue growth and better cost controls.

12.   Among other cost controls, the law sharply cut the federal subsidy for graduate medical education that is financed as part of Medicare.

13.   Analyst Michael Linenberg said cost controls will help Delta show better number than American Airlines and United Airlines later this year.

14.   As Boeing Co. and other customers become nervous about global conditions, Wyman-Gordon put cost controls in place to offset softer sales.

15.   As insurance companies respond to widespread complaints by partially relaxing their cost controls, overall health care costs are rising.

16.   Bailey is credited with pushing for cutbacks in the community newspaper division and other cost controls that improved its profit margins.

17.   Berrard argued that the opening of new stores and cost controls could keep the improved performance going.

18.   Better cost control and higher operating margins helped boost earnings, he said.

19.   Beyond the need for cost control, the consensus breaks down.

20.   Affiliated management is particularly effective at cost control, she said.