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The shares have done a lot in a very short time. Share gains of 30 percent in two months, plus raw materials costs still rising, could mean some investors will look to take profit in the near- term.

These new enterprise-class enhancements to the desktop search capabilities we introduced last spring will empower IT professionals to deliver higher productivity, lower IT management costs and greater ease of use throughout their organizations,

The soft underbelly is the costs. The costs are going up quickly for them. It's troubling.

Kate Green

The Social Fund was designed to help the most vulnerable people at the time of greatest need meet the costs of things like cookers, cots and funerals, but it is not operating as well as it should be.

The slowdown in recurring profits reflects rising material costs in manufacturing and higher personnel costs in non-manufacturing.

The structure slams the door on any competition. The ULA locks up all contracts, ensuring high costs for taxpayers and stifling innovation.

The sponsors made all the difference. Not only did they cover event costs but provided prizes for the student participants as well.

The short trading week looks set to be dominated by oil prices. The news is likely to depress stocks with higher input costs set to damage margins.

The big question is what will happen over the next few years, ... Wages and costs are going up in China. The economy is already past its peak. This is no longer the easy money you had in 2002 and 2003.

David Marshall

Barge shipping costs have exploded. Right now, barge freight has traded at a record high, from the Ohio (River) to New Orleans.

Those products will typically save you about 30 percent over non-Energy Star labeled products in energy costs during the life of the product.

Through the generosity of the public we have raised a little over $85,000 and have kept administrative costs in 2004 to less than 9 percent, ... All proceeds go directly to qualified families.

They are also low on maintenance costs and because there is such high demand for them they have high residual value when it comes to resale.

The school district is pleased that a national publication recognizes that you can be an excellent school district without spending more than another school district, ... We have one of the lower per pupil costs in Delaware County. Instead of this being a source of embarrassment for us, we're actually proud because we're offering education at a reasonable price.

With home heating oil expected to increase by as much as 31 percent this year and residents already facing a 71 percent increase over last year?s natural gas costs, energy costs are going to have an even greater impact on families this year,

With high costs to GM, Delphi and the UAW, a strike still looks unlikely, despite the potential for increased rhetoric over the next several weeks.

What costs the most is the bodies; disposal of the bodies. Maybe we could get it cheaper.

We're paying per unit today for land costs what we paid 10 years ago per acre. Land costs have gone up tremendously.

We've been talking too much about how much it costs to provide health insurance and not enough about what we lose as a country and as employers by having employees who are too sick to work.

There's a danger of putting highly focused policies in place, as costs can outweigh benefits. If you have security turned up to such a level that you can't react because nothing is getting through, then that's not the right level of security.

There's a crucial difference in costs for procuring parts and materials between big operations and small ones.

I've been getting this medication for 10 years without any problems, and it costs a few dollars a month.

We will still be very, very, competitive and the same goes for our costs to customers.

Chris Tucker

We understand costs are going to increase every year. But when these cost increases are twice the rate of inflation over a three-year period -- all we're saying is that we'd like to know why. And let's strategize to hold down tuition in the future.

We immediately saw that the economics with digital video were dramatically different (from 35-mm film). The all-in production costs could be a couple of hundred thousand dollars.... The filmmakers were able to make the pet projects they wanted to do but no one would fund.

We don't want the higher input costs from commodities to prevent us from investing back in our brands.

We expect productivity growth to moderate, and compensation gains and unit labor costs to pick up. Just another piece of the puzzle that points toward more Fed tightening than the market currently expects.

We are unlikely to cover enough costs to fully offset recent input price increases, particularly higher energy prices. We could experience some deterioration in underlying earnings per share in the second quarter relative to the first quarter.

We are trying to get hold of the costs and expenses. We don't want to rely on timber.

The Koreans have always had lower costs but with the won doing what it's doing, it's been exacerbated. The Japanese and the Koreans are very focused on North American business.

Their costs have been upwards of twice as much as normal harvesting.

The inventory of houses for sale is building. A lot of people think they can defer the costs of a ski house by renting it out.

The fee, in effect, reimburses the funds for the costs short-term traders create,