For consumers, the costs are in terms of higher prices and less variety.

It costs way less than obesity now.

But if there are no new investment opportunities on the horizon, squabbling is less costly, because the existing plant and machinery are already sunk costs.

Costs of dry bulk foods (before preparation) are often considerably less than convenience and fresh foods purchased at local markets or supermarkets.

French production costs are high, but Greek costs are higher.

And if politicians choose less efficient, less coordinated cap and trade policies, the costs could escalate a further 10 to 100 times.

Brazilian sugar based ethanol costs far less to produce than American corn based ethanol.

These risks are greater in less developed financial systems, and the costs of cleaning up the messes could also be proportionately larger for poorer economies.

The Bush administration may be correct in arguing that the extremely high costs and risks of promoting democracy are less than the costs and risks of allowing the authoritarian status quo in the Middle east to persist indefinitely.

That is a greater share than in anywhere else in the world, but rising health care costs are also a problem in countries that spend far less.

The costs are mounting.

It turns out, most people over 50 feel better, are less stressed, are less hostile, less anxious.

The bottom line is that the costs of reform are affordable. The costs of complacency are not.

Rising labor costs are inevitable.

With the ongoing revolution in information and communications technology, the phones and computers will cost less and less, even as the costs of many commodities needed for development grow.

In other words, since 1999, wage costs have increased by about 20 less in Germany than in southern Europe.

Spanish borrowing costs are also rising.

The costs of complacency are not.

China s technology inroads are usually less dramatic, but no less telling.

Despite their economic costs, restructuring public debt or eroding all public and private liabilities through inflation can be less detrimental options.

But their funding costs are not zero.

With a tax, the costs are obvious.

Currently in Haiti we are speaking less and less of security problems.

Outcomes plotted in Quadrant I are more effective and more expensive, those in Quadrant II are more effective and less expensive, those in Quadrant III are less effective and less expensive, and those in Quadrant IV are less effective and more expensive.

Outcomes plotted in Quadrant I are more effective and more expensive, those in Quadrant II are more effective and less expensive, those in Quadrant III are less effective and less expensive, and those in Quadrant IV are less effective and more expensive.

Yet the farther inland producers went, the less skilled the employees and the higher the costs of transporting goods to market became.

And the budgetary costs are but a fraction of the costs to the economy as a whole.

Its youth are less conformist and more demanding, less passive and more pluralistic.

His land costs are low. So are his labor costs, since he relies on family and friends to weed and pick the crop.

The costs are evident, they argue, but what are the benefits?

These improvements in combination are predicted to result in 15 less fuel consumption per aircraft, 8 lower operating costs, less noise production, and a reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by at least 10 compared to the A320 series, as well as an increase in range of approximately .

In addition, there are social costs to consider.

These costs are somewhat lower in developing countries.

All related costs are included in either 1.

Costs for civilian personnel are included in 1.1.2.

There are Tunisians who want less rights, less freedom and less democracy to fight those who oppose freedom and democracy

The Colombian insurance scheme costs around 164 for each person covered, or 83 for fully subsidized coverage with a less generous benefit package.

The course costs 150, which is an exaggerated amount. It would have cost me less had I had a private instructor, he explained.

Of this total an estimated 1.9 trillion are direct costs such as medical care, while 0.2 trillion are indirect costs such as missed work.

Likewise, less risky treatments are crucial.

Well, in part, because health care in the developed world, the health care costs in the developed world, are rapidly spiraling out of control, and a huge chunk of those costs are human resource costs.

Methodologies used to calculate costs Staff costs Salary and common staff costs The standard costs (in United States dollars) applied in determining staff costs in the proposed budget are based on actual salary costs for the first three months of 2005, and adjusted for step increments in 2006 2007.

This fee structure makes it difficult to run a business selling items for less than ten dollars, and impossible to run a business selling items for less than one dollar transaction costs eat up the profits.

The costs of inaction are morally and economically untenable.

But there are high costs associated with intellectual property.