The cost of an ordinary hedge would bring the yield on the foreign paper down to United States rates.

Flat sales and the cost of new stores brought the stock down to less than $1 in February.

Now, family roots and a lower cost of living have brought them back.

The cost of death-penalty prosecutions, which are longer and more complicated than other cases, has also brought the numbers down in recent years.

Other costs not mentioned by President Bush would bring the figure to around $2.5 trillion.

And the costs of expanded training programs would bring the total bill closer to $20 billion.

All these costs could bring the final tab to over $1 billion.

Whether the lower costs will bring the needed increases in production remains uncertain.

And some magazines must cut costs to bring expenses in line with revenues.

Arthur remembered his own words: Bring me that body-no matter what the cost.