21.   The speedway also says CART has allowed equipment costs to escalate, thus limiting the number of teams that can be competitive at Indy.

22.   While costs have escalated dramatically in this portion of Medicare, it is not the program that is going bankrupt.

23.   While the company has added dishes that take less time to prepare to keep its kitchens running more efficiently, as labor costs escalate, customers ultimately pay more.

24.   Zaffirini said since then costs have escalated.

25.   Consumer prices are high in Japan, and labor and material costs will escalate as a result of the disaster, Yagi added.

26.   Currency weakness, higher import duties, hike in interest rates and lending curbs will put a cap on earnings growth as costs escalate.

27.   Currency weakness, higher import duties, increase in interest rates and lending curbs are expected to squeeze earnings as cost escalates.

28.   Higher interest rates can hurt stocks by cutting into corporate profits as borrowing costs escalate.

29.   It made sense, because if the same standardswere applied by the local manufacturers to the items destined for localconsumption, production cost would escalate and prices would soar.

30.   The weakening of the ringgit is enough cause for concern and record companies are reviewing their expenditure, especially on imported CDs and printing where costs have escalated.