1.   A biologist, however, can grow a trillion organisms overnight in a laboratory for just a few dollars in material costs.

2.   A stronger dollar led to higher payments to international carriers for transferring foreign calls, which contributed to the increase in material costs.

3.   About half the savings came through reduced material costs, and half from other areas of the company.

4.   In another sign inflation may rise, manufacturers in the Chicago and New York regions said in a separate report that their material costs rose in March.

5.   In another sign inflation may rise, manufacturers in the Chicago and New York regions said their material costs rose in March.

6.   It attributed the rising material costs to new computer systems and software needed in part to meet its new legal requirement to distribute calls from competitors.

7.   Most recently, Sunbeam was hit by problems in the appliance industry, including higher material costs, shipping difficulties and a slowdown in consumer spending.

8.   Most recently, Sunbeam was hurt by problems in the appliance industry, including higher material costs, shipping difficulties and a slowdown in consumer spending.

9.   No one has started counting the material cost yet, but it will be extreme.

10.   Rising basic material costs hurt profits at such companies late last year and early this year.