The Scots produced an encouraging display, but indiscipline and handling errors cost them as they lost 22-13.

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The cost of handling a checking account is roughly the same as it was 20 years ago.

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And since traditional phone carriers control the connections to 911 centers, VoIP providers worry they'll get gouged on the cost of handling those calls, seriously stifling growth of their business.

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Aerogels might have found their way into clothing much earlier but for the difficulty in handling these brittle structures and their steep cost.

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That number includes the cost of the actual Mars probe and its launch, as well as the cost of the NASA crew handling its journey to Mars for almost a year before it started transmitting.

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Its spread highlighted the difficulty of handling such emergencies when many Chinese were afraid of going to hospital because of the potential cost.

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