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"contained costs" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to costs that have been contained to stay within a budget or other preset limit. For example: "The company was able to contain costs by negotiating better rates on their materials."
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United Continental Holdings added 4.8% after the airline's first quarter profit doubled, beating forecasts as it carried more passengers and contained costs.
And while in some cases small companies have contained costs by cutting back on benefits or passing premium increases to the employees, many employers like Mr. Bowman said they felt they had little choice but to absorb much of the cost, leaving them sounding just as angry as individual consumers.
So when Stanford Health Policy's Jason Wang, MD, PhD told me that about a study showing that Taiwan's breast cancer bundle payment program appears to have contained costs and improved outcomes, I thought, "Why aren't we doing this in the U.S.?!" Indeed, Wang believes that the success of the Taiwan program is applicable to cancer treatment around the world.
Indeed, Dell says it has successfully contained costs.
During the transition, Cabletron has contained costs by laying off 600 employees and by revamping some manufacturing processes.
Although this meant that the populations we sampled had more access to health care than others more distant from the cities, it contained costs somewhat and, more importantly, protected the security of our interviewers.
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Of the studies included, five contained cost analyses while eight contained cost-effectiveness analyses.
Competition would supposedly contain costs.
Employers are very good at containing costs.
"The answer is to contain costs".
Enlisting real competition will be crucial to containing costs.
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