But the Administration will probably seek changes to meet concerns that the bill will lead to widespread litigation and increase small businesses' expenses.

The guerrilla assaults have not only cut the country's earnings but increased its expenses.

The friction between the two sections increased their expenses and tended to lessen the revenue.

This meant that the government was able to increase its expenses.

One thing which had increased their expenses was that they had been forced to hire another little room for Nanny.

And indeed, last month, Lucent warned investors that it was increasing its expenses to cover bad debts from its customer financing.

More than 50% say that BTP has increased their daily medical expenses.

"A small or moderate tax increase would certainly increase our expenses," she wrote, "but we would manage."

States pay a substantial share of Medicaid costs, and governors detest the law, saying it increases their expenses.

They fear that a regulatory overhaul in which their financial products are governed like mutual funds could ultimately increase their expenses.