Possible solutions: Bring down costs instead of raising prices.
Many companies are still raising their earnings by cutting costs instead of increasing demand, he said.
It makes the state provide a percentage of the entire development costs instead of the cleanup costs.
Those exotic deals backfired when the economy collapsed, and they sharply drove up the county's costs instead of reducing them.
Another necessary shift was away from a finance-driven management model, which focused too much on costs instead of growth.
In 1998, while competitors were preparing to bid for rivals, Royal Dutch/Shell retrenched, focusing on cutting costs instead of growth, analysts said.
But instead of a constructive review of everything from content to employment structures, the chosen remedy was further cuts in production costs, instead of management.
LIPA has been accused of improperly sidestepping regulatory review by imposing higher fuel surcharges to cover rising fuel costs instead of formally changing its base rates.
When I raised these reservations with Torrico, he said, "If I gave them a blank check, they'd use it for administrative costs instead of education.
Budget analysts immediately questioned the wisdom of floating tobacco bonds to pay for salaries and other recurring costs instead of reducing spending.
Merchants like Mr. Lubertazzi, who have been struggling to absorb rising costs instead of passing them on to their customers, are beginning to reach their limits.
