Strip that value out, and the percentage attributed to the actual cost of Chinese imports drops to just 1.2%.

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The bottom line is that half of the entire cost now attributed to the F-35 program for lifetime operations and sustainment is the result of changes made by the government since its inception in how estimates should be calculated and what the scope of the program should be.

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The food giant attributed the growth to effective cost management and to a prescient investment in its iconic brands.

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