Sydney Olympic officials said they had drawn half of those funds to pay for the higher-than-expected cost of completing sites.

Weighed down by the higher-than-expected costs of unification, Germany has plunged into its first recession since 1982.

This, Caltex explained, could lead to higher-than-expected costs.

The company said last month that it would report a second-quarter loss because of higher-than-expected costs on the bomber.

Slovenian leaders, concerned that their republic is paying a higher-than-expected cost for independence, are complaining of economic warfare.

It is expected to ask for an additional $2 billion to cover higher-than-expected medical costs through 2006.

Some reasons for the higher-than-expected operational costs are:

The higher-than-expected costs come before and after the order is created, and this has nothing to do with marketing.

Aetna attributed the decline mainly to higher-than-expected costs for treating patients.

The surge is in large part a result of the higher-than-expected cost of finding an alternative home for the trash.