1.  And higher rates also tend to crimp corporate profits, by raising the cost of borrowing.

2.  In general, Forbes opposes any law that raises the cost of doing business.

3.  So the biggest evil in this city that raises costs is featherbedding, but no one wants to discuss that.

4.  The Conservatives say its imposition would raise business costs and thus create unemployment.

5.  This amount is called a compensating balance and effectively raises the cost of interest.

6.  Without a viable alternative, the impact of higher taxes is to raise business costs and reduce consumer incomes.

7.  It raised input costs, thereby tending to reduce profitability and intensifying the pressure on industry to raise prices.

8.  Although a lowered credit rating would not necessarily cause economic harm in Japan, it could help raise the cost of borrowing and would be an enormous embarrassment.

9.  Also, interest rates, jacked up to six-year highs in defense of the rupiah, have raised the cost of borrowing money locally.

10.  Although mutual funds have long been known for giving small investors access to the financial markets, many fund families have begun raising the cost of admission.