31.   Executives said safeguards were also being put in place to make sure that development costs did not soar.

32.   Exploration costs are soaring, especially in the mountainous Piedemonte region.

33.   Environmental interests, who have long supported efforts to build a rail system, also questioned the private financing concept because visitor costs could soar.

34.   If the tax cut were made permanent, costs would soar.

35.   If that happens, costs will soar and Congress will probably be forced to adopt an employer mandate.

36.   Instead, they note that costs have soared, and they say they simply cannot afford to pay all the costs.

37.   It becomes harder to do each year, they said, as fertilizer, equipment and labor costs soar.

38.   Insurance experts say Medigap costs are soaring partly because of the loss of healthier policyholders to HMOs.

39.   Last March and April, the FDA approved Viracept and Rescriptor, and CMS officials said they began using them almost immediately, making costs soar.

40.   LOS ANGELES -- and the cost soars.