Since its launch it has taken on five new members, and more are queuing to join.The costs of backing out of the euro are hard to calculate but would certainly be heavy.
Even the army may have decided that the costs of backing the insurgency in Kashmir now outweigh the probable benefits.Pakistani diplomats were privately amazed at how easily the talks had gone.
That, they hope, will raise the costs of backing Mr. Assad and force Russia to work sincerely on a political transition that will lead to the Syrian leader's departure.
With the IOC, Wada and cycling fans around the world watching closely, the UCI must weigh up the political costs of backing such a divisive figure, particularly if the evidence he has sought to contain reaches the public domain anyway.
But teleworking firms are offering to reduce the cost of back-office processes that are indispensable.
That amount includes the cost of back pay for government employees who performed no work during those 26 days.
By reducing the number of diagnostic tests it performed on patients with low back pain, for example, and making sure people got those tests only when necessary, the hospital could lower the overall cost of back treatment.
Go Shared Services will provide finance, procurement, HR and payroll services to Cotswold district council, Cheltenham borough council, Forest of Dean district council and West Oxfordshire district council while cutting £675,000 per year off the cost of back office functions.
On the one hand, it is about a ruthless determination to drive down the cost of back-office functions, especially in areas – like policing – which have been protected from this discipline.
