11.   Higher U.S. borrowing costs often force the Bank of Mexico to raise local borrowing costs to defend the value of the currency and stifle inflation.

12.   High grain costs forced some farmers to sell their hogs before the animals reached market weight, rather than shoulder the rising cost of feeding their hog herd.

13.   Higher U.S. borrowing costs could force Mexican rates higher, which would hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

14.   Higher U.S. borrowing costs often force the Bank of Mexico to raise local borrowing costs to defend the value of the currency and stifle on.

15.   In Saigon booming real estate costs have forced the Internet cafes out of the center city, but major hotels offer Internet access, at a higher price.

16.   Lebowitz, who formed BioTransplant nine years ago, said scientific advances and high costs forced the company to find a partner.

17.   Lower costs will force companies like AMP to shift work to cheaper southern states or abroad, Glasmeier predicted.

18.   Meanwhile, soaring power costs are forcing some mill shutdowns on the West Coast.

19.   Out-of-control health care costs were forcing California into the fiercest free-market competition anywhere in America.

20.   Quirion opposes leaving the system alone, however, when the cost of drugs forces her and other seniors to choose between a good meal and prescriptions.