21.   But how long the businesses can withstand their plunging profit margins and soaring legal expenses remains to be seen.

22.   But in addition to the settlement fund, Prudential has had an array of other costs from litigation and legal expense related to the partnership problems.

23.   But, the legal expenses would continue to cut the amount of any award the certificate holders share in.

24.   Cardinale declined to say who is paying the legal expenses.

25.   Chuck Davis, a spokesman for Verniero, said Carley would have to pay his own legal expenses in that phase of the case.

26.   Columbia University law professor John Coffee said that he doubts that either Citron or Raabe will have much money left after paying legal expenses.

27.   Donations dipped for years as people feared the Sunday collection plate would go to defray legal expenses.

28.   Gingrich, however, did not set the record for using campaign funds for legal expenses.

29.   Genentech said its legal expenses were comparable.