11.   A marketing campaign boosted gasoline sales and lower crude prices reduced operating expenses, the company said.

12.   According to David Lincoln King, the general manager, annual operating expenses for eight shows a week are virtually the same as the gross revenues.

13.   Airlines can save on operating expenses by staying with one manufacturer, rather than mixing their fleets with Boeing and Airbus jets.

14.   Already the company is generating sufficient revenue to pay day-to-day operating expenses.

15.   But BigSmart has spent a lot of money on operating expenses, according to Wainscott.

16.   But improvements in gross margins and operating expenses helped the company improve the profitability of its sales.

17.   But its operating expenses were rising.

18.   But it might mean another hefty round of job cuts as those units struggle to meet their operating expenses.

19.   But Students FIRST does not affect such operating expenses as teachers sala ries, nor extra tutoring needs for students lacking English proficiency.

20.   By state law, the city cannot borrow money to pay for its operating expenses without special approval from the state legislature.