A more provocative entry came from Alexandria Bolton and Joe Hicks, of Million Dollar Fantasy Sports — a reference to the cost of participating.
In addition, two recent reports had made reference to the cost of Cedars," says Clarke in his introduction.
As a point of reference for the cost of a larger project, the city is expected to spend $20 million on demolitions alone this year.
Correction: September 24, 2000, Sunday The What's Doing column on Sept. 10, about New York, included an outdated reference to the cost of a lunch at Guastavino's, the new restaurant under the Queensboro Bridge.
Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, criticized a decision by the administration to define affordable health insurance by reference to the cost of coverage for an individual worker, without regard to the cost of family coverage, which is often much higher.
The reference to the cost of "promises to special interest groups" is a reflection of a central tenet of Mr. Nader's campaign, that without campaign finance reform, the major parties are beholden to those with deep pockets and are thus indistinguishable from each other.
Although there was at first no reference to the cost of living, when price increases were general and sustained, there must have been informal understandings among the wage earners of a locality that each in making his own agreement would hold out for a higher rate.
"The public option is a big idea, but it's a bad idea," insisted Doug Bass, 52, an unemployed teacher who was brandishing his own anti-reform placard outside the arena, with the question "How many Trillions?" – a reference to the cost of the reform plan.
It also makes a reference to the cost of trying to defend against something like this again in the future.
In a highly technical provision, the law sets out a formula for the size of the subsidy, with reference to the cost of a health plan bought through "an Exchange established by the State".
