Problems were encountered due to the high operating temperatures and pressures and the corrosive nature of the chemicals.

But landlords got only an increase of 91 cents a square foot because of higher operating and electricity costs.

Due to high operating and management costs he was forced to lease the iron works after just a couple of years in operation.

The baths struggled for years, mostly due to the very high operating and maintenance costs.

The track closed in 1972 due to high operating costs but the structure remains as demolition would not have been economical.

Unfortunately, the ionic conduction mechanism requires high operating temperatures-usually several hundred degrees centigrade.

In addition, the agency said, the old computers have "high operating and maintenance costs and spare parts are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain."

Due to the high operating cost the monorail was never put in service and was dismantled in 1984 to make room for a new terminal building.

However, nuclear has lower fuel costs but higher operating and maintenance costs.

Besides high operating and labor costs, he said, there is evidence that it lags in developing new products in terms of speed and quality.