The Lakers have been known to abide by a culture of winning at all costs and it has been evident in its success rate, including 17 World Championships.
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So the overwhelming increase in its profitability came from cutting costs and winning shoppers.
But it eventually decided against it after cutting costs and winning concessions from trade unions.
So far, however, it is not winning enough to get the ratio of costs to income down to its target of 70%.
The winning investments are companies with more dollar revenues than costs, says Credit Suisse.
It would end the current "tyre war" between Michelin and Bridgestone, significantly cut costs and remove questions about whether Ferrari are winning because they have better tyres.
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Some lucky up-and-comers, like Woodie award winning college band The Lonely Biscuits, find sponsors willing to cover their travel costs.
The falling costs recently caught the attention of Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning columnist at The New York Times.
Shedding light on the discomfort felt even by the majority, the court ordered the U.S. government to pay the legal costs of the plaintiffs, something virtually unheard of when a litigant is on the winning end of a case.
Marvell's powerful HD media system-on-chip platform offers quick application launching, award-winning video performance and high-resolution graphics-all within the Android TV itself and at affordable costs, without the burden of an expensive gaming console.
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Unlike defense firms, plaintiff lawyers must front all the costs of the case, including weekly paychecks for their contract attorneys, in hopes of winning a big recovery a few years down the road.
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