Sentence examples for boosting the cost from inspiring English sources

Labor, material and land costs continue to rise, boosting the cost of new houses.

Gatien's was an extreme case, but the nightlife industry has long been tagged for its dicey bookkeeping everything from skimming from the cash drawer to filling empty bottles with cut-rate booze to artificially boosting the cost of goods sold and lowering pre-tax income.

PubPat points out that a group of consumers sued the company and tried to overturn its patents on a ritonavir product (Norvir) in 2003 after Abbott raised the price, boosting the cost to a patient from roughly $1.71 a day to $8.57 a day.

Security concerns and regulatory strictures contribute to boosting the cost of building nuclear plants to levels two or three times those of either fossil fuel or some renewable plants, with the exception of offshore wind and fuel cell facilities, according to the Energy Information Administration EIAA).

Global warming and increased demand are boosting the cost of our daily bread, as is biofuel production.

They advocate boosting the cost of keeping and obtaining patents as a way to cut down on "too many patents".

"Working families haven't made a full economic recovery, and now is not the time to declare victory," the petition states, noting that higher interest rates would make it more costly for Americans to buy homes or cars, as well as boosting the costs of student loans and credit card or any other form of debt.

Late this summer, Rodelis Therapeutics boosted the cost of 30 tablets of cycloserine, a tuberculosis drug, from $500 to $10,800.

A declining dollar is a source of inflationary pressure because it can boost the cost of imports.

Inflation will fall sharply, starting this month when last year's VAT increase ceases to boost the cost of living.

This in turn will increase the need for federal borrowing, push interest rates upward and boost the cost of capital for private investment.