Even if you produce a dangerous product you can sell it easily if it costs less.
Fake grass costs nearly twice as much as sod to install, though it costs less to maintain.
For one thing, it costs less, allowing companies to trim sales divisions and close small, inefficient branches.
It costs less, goes farther, and can be refueled in mere minutes.
Similarly, the molecules for water resistance can be more expensive than some other molecules, but it costs less than premier chemicals like Gore-Tex.
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It costs less than the world spends in a week on arms to provide basic health care and education for the world's poorest people.
Another common perception is that it costs less to adopt internationally.
It costs less than ISDN or T1 lines, it flows over existing copper wire and, unlike cable, its bandwidth doesn't diminish as more neighbors hop onboard.
It costs less, is more likely to be covered by insurance and does not require participants to leave work or their families for a month or more.
Just as it costs less to buy something with cash than it does to buy it on credit, it costs society less to pay for its government upfront.
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As Dr Moatti told the conference, health authorities in rich countries consider a treatment to be economically desirable if it costs less than twice the GDP per head in that country.
By way of a second analogy, all else being equal, it costs less to build a car that only needs to drive 2, 000 miles, is not subject to any fuel efficiency requirements or emissions limits than it costs to build a car that can drive 200, 000 miles, gets 50 miles per gallon and emits virtually no pollutants.
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Langton said families have been pleased with the pricing model because it often costs less to fly with children using the pay-by-weight model than it would to purchase flat-fare seats.
It costs dramatically less, takes much less time, and yields infinitely more return on investment.
Part of the appeal of a preventive institution-building strategy such as this is that it costs far less than having to intervene with military force in places, such as Somalia, where weak states have already failed.
While it is technically possible to convert sunlight into electricity anywhere, it costs far less to do so in areas that receive the most powerful forms of sunlight--sunlight that loses the least amount of radiant energy while moving from space to earth.
Ford executives say only that it costs a lot less than they spend to produce and buy time for a 30-second TV commercial.
He changed materials, switching in 1996 from conventional to organic cotton despite the fact that it initially tripled his supply costs because it was less harmful to the environment.
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But Fortescue, which is part-owned by Chinese state mining firms, said the tax would hit profits before financing costs, leaving it less room to repay debts.
It seeks a toilet that costs less than five cents per user per day to operate, that requires neither a supply of clean water nor sewerage infrastructure to take the waste away, and that will generate energy and recover salts, water and other nutrients.
His ultimate skill is buying superb, statement gemstones at less than what it costs to mine them.
Socialized care costs less (because it has a much larger pool of people to draw from), covers everyone at all times, and prevents people from purposefully committing crimes to get treated.
Grocery stores and food producers will see gains from lower fuel costs because it will simply cost less to get their products to market, with benefits accruing to companies like Hain Celestial (HAIN) and Whole Foods (WFM).
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They say they are getting up to 5p a litre less for milk than it costs to produce.
In real terms, gas costs 51% less than it did at the height of OPEC power in 1980.
The First Concept: The more something costs, the less of it you get.
The council has been housed in the Grade I listed hall, set within 42 acres of gardens and parklands, since 1974 but said it now needed less space and maintenance costs on the building were rising.
While the costs can add up, it's less expensive than an assisted living facility.
Volt drivers will still use charging stations, but it'll be a convenience (electricity costs less per mile) more than a necessity.
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