But the program has not encouraged the industry to hold down costs.

The idea is that competition between the companies would hold down costs.

The builders often find special ways to hold down costs.

He was one of the first to try to hold down costs.

To hold down costs, church members have tried to do much of the work themselves.

So, the doctors themselves have a financial stake in holding down costs.

The doctor's ability to hold down costs provides 33 to 50 percent of the rating.

Some of the forces holding down living costs are clearly temporary.

At the same time, however, it makes clearer than ever the need for new policies to hold down medical costs.

However, evidence suggests the strategy will not hold down costs.