Quotes about costs
costs efficiency energy issue rising
With the rising costs of oil, the issue of energy efficiency has never been more important.
costs general growth hard helped limit pace pump rises worked
We also worked hard on costs and managed to limit rises in sales, general and administrative costs to the growth pace of sales, which helped pump up top-line (operating) profit.
costs discussed profitable
We've never discussed the costs of the movie, ... but if it went out and did $75-80 million, it would be a profitable movie for us. Jeffrey Katzenberg
costs customers giving months presenting services three total trial value
We're giving trial customers three months of next-generation services free, and after the first month presenting them with a total of their costs and asking, 'Is that value for your money?'
costs cut good position revenue
Revenue is way up and we've cut costs in other areas, so we're in a good position to do these things.
costs electricity emissions enduring energy further gas highest hikes phase prices result scheme time trading
Phase two of the emissions trading scheme would result in further hikes in energy costs at a time when firms are enduring the highest gas and electricity prices for more than a decade.
costs eventually labor makers policy
Policy makers make policy on long-term trends, ... This is temporary. Labor costs will eventually come down.
costs hard
I was so tense. You have to be so connected. You have to be communicative. You have to be so sharp. This costs so much energy. It was not so hard physically. It was the tension.
costs finish provisions reflect taken
The provisions now taken reflect the anticipated costs to finish the projects.
costs fall forecasts internal margins overly percentage sales short
Basically, our internal forecasts were overly aggressive, ... When you fall short of your internal forecast, two things happen: costs go up as a percentage of sales and margins go down.
costs grown operate overhead percent running
Now the overhead for running dealerships has grown so much, it costs a lot more to operate all those franchises. If you're lucky, you're making a 1.5 percent to 3 percent profit. Tim Jackson
costs demand economic growing management markets networks raise reduce successful tend
Growing demand and growing markets and networks will tend to reduce costs and raise efficiency, making successful economic management all the more important, Lawrence Summers
costs paying price turns worth
Frankly, I just don't see the savings. If it turns out that those costs are not being realized, the price we're paying is not worth it, and we need to stop.
costs december highest increases issue july labor periods raw until
From July until the end of December was one of the highest periods ever of increases for transportation projects. Labor costs are not an issue here - it's raw materials.
costs forward
I don't think we want to go forward any more. The costs are only going to get worse; they are only going to escalate, Carlos Lopez
costs everybody jobs truth
I don't want any "yes-men" around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs. Samuel Goldwyn
costs estimate year
I estimate it costs me $15,000 a year for everything, Mark Brown
costs finish line problem
I have a problem with the way we're getting to the finish line on privatization. . . . Sometimes, it costs us money. It costs us embarrassment, too. Tom Allen
costs cut hiring people
If other people want to cut costs by hiring outsiders, so be it. Richard Thomas
costs cover dropping gonna market
If this is a cover your ass and it costs me a lot of money, I am not gonna be happy. I'm worried. You know that the market is dropping now.
costs definitely gone happened impression states
My impression from what has happened in other states is that student-loan costs have definitely gone up.
costs dependence energetic highest suffered
Nestlings probably suffered the highest energetic costs from disturbances because of their dependence on adults for food.
costs energy incentive low
One incentive is that energy costs are pretty low up here. Pat Burns
costs environmental existing knows messing
No one knows what the environmental costs of messing up the existing infrastructure will be.
costs indeed unlimited written
They say it is the first step that costs the effort. I do not find it so. I am sure I could write unlimited 'first chapters'. I have indeed written many. J. R. R. Tolkien
costs cut falcon fewer maybe previous require three tools
We have cut tooling costs by at least two, maybe even three times because we require significantly fewer tools for the Falcon 7X than for previous aircrafts.
costs rise trying
We're trying to get the costs under control. The rise in construction costs is making that difficult. Jim Palmer
costs delivered filling tank
Filling up the tank is only part of it. Everything that is delivered costs more.
costs offset plenty scope
There is plenty of scope to offset the costs of Katrina. Peter Orszag
costs members party pay reported
This should not have been reported as an in-kind contribution. The party will pay for the costs incurred. It's unfortunate these members put the party in this situation. Camille Anderson
costs generally higher numbers passed production running showing
The PPI numbers generally have been running higher than the CPI numbers, showing that the higher production costs are not being passed on.
costs countries south sports team trying voting
When you have South American countries voting on what sports should be there, what can you expect, ... They are trying to get out of team sports because it costs a lot of money.
costs coverage defined insurance means onto puts risk
When you have a defined contribution, it puts more of the risk onto the recipient, ... If insurance costs go up, that means that your coverage is affected.