Earlier this month, the Bulgarian parliament voted to resurrect the Soviet-era Belene nuclear plant, mothballed in 2012 because of concerns about its cost, necessity and safety, and under pressure from the United States and Europe to reduce its energy dependence on Russia (which had been slated to build the plant).
A handful of older people said they had not heard of the boycott call, but others, taken aback by a reporter's questions, insisted they had bought only a few low-cost necessities.
The surging cost of necessities has led to a national belt-tightening among consumers.
Could we not have progressive pricing, a system where the cost of necessities such as bread and milk is linked to your ability to pay for them?
Food pantry directors cite several factors behind the increase in demand, from the rising cost of necessities like rent and gasoline, to stagnant wages and persistent unemployment in some areas of the state.
Monthly costs were totaled and multiplied by 12 to get the annual dollar cost of necessities in each city.
Add up the minimum payments on your debts and the monthly cost for necessities.
The article, entitled "Basic Costs Squeeze Families," by Ryan Knutson and Theo Francis, discusses the double-whammy of stagnating incomes and rising costs for necessities that is confronting middle-class Americans.
These innovations, more than ever, stir debate about their cost and necessity.
Add the rising costs of necessities, like food and utilities, and British homeowners find themselves increasingly squeezed.
Amid the row about the cost and necessity of the bailout, Alistair Darling insisted that the new terms of the APS were a better deal for taxpayers.
