11. Besides, with Central Park having been elevated to such a rarefied standard, donors are worried about the soaring cost of maintenance. 12. A report by the Congressional Research Service documented the soaring cost. 13. Breuer was also alarmed by soaring costs at the London-based Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. 14. But soaring operating costs continually led to losses, and a disappointing holiday season cemented its fate. 15. But the soaring cost of pharmaceuticals is the biggest driver of rising health-care costs. 16. Cable companies attribute the rising costs, in part, to soaring programming costs. 17. Despite escalating taxes sending the cost of cigarettes into the stratosphere, many Americans refuse to be deterred by the soaring cost of their habit. 18. For years, business executives had complained about the soaring cost of health care. 19. General Motors and Chrysler soured on the car-rental industry because of soaring costs and skimpy profit margins, analysts said. 20. GE plastics and silicones did well, despite soaring chemical costs, primarily because demand was high and no new capacity came on stream. |