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The upfront cost of the phone is not the issue, its the data plan.

It will be an upfront decision they have to make.

I was never interested in doing it for upfront money.

But he added that the upfront cost would save him money over time.

We hope the new bit of upfront diversity works toward that end.

In a way, the movie industry's move into the upfront market was probably inevitable.

Transmission companies will pay the upfront costs of the project.

We would not quickly go back, with the heavy upfront costs of setting up a program.

They can avoid the steep upfront cost of the tax.

Furthermore, both schools accepted no upfront money to play in the game.

But it requires an upfront investment that may cost more in the short run.

Needless to say, the show lost pretty much all of its upfront costs.

"Now, an expanded campaign was part of the upfront planning."

The new "upfront" model lets companies consider which issues they want to support ahead of time.

By the way, is there any interest rate applied to the upfront investment?

But only a few sites offer that kind of upfront payment.

The upfront payment seems quite small for a drug that could address a huge market.

The upfront money, in effect, is an advance on Key's salary for next season.

"Most consumers will have paid an upfront fee for that service."

For the first time, baseball will not receive an upfront rights payment.

There can be no upfront concessions at the expense of human rights.

Many businesses provide services that cannot have an upfront price, as the costs involved can vary.

"We're looking for about a 25 percent increase in media donations as a result of this upfront commitment."

Still, some lawmakers have seen the potential for trouble with such upfront payments.

Neither company will pay the other an upfront sum as part of the deal, executives close to the companies said.

"They have to treat us fairly and upfront," he said.

Then the proselytizing moves upfront.

The cost of solar power is a bedeviling problem, and 90 percent of it must be paid upfront at installation: Strizki's system, not including the geothermal component or hydrogen-fueled appliances, cost $500,000.

Unlike the Kenyan men, who prefer to move upfront early, Loroupe showed remarkable patience in New York, holding back until 21 miles, when she took the lead so stealthily that the other contenders never saw her.

In 2009, direct and indirect revenue to the Guild should exceed US$50 million due to the Google settlement, with $34.5 million paid upfront as a "registry fee" to a separate, not-yet-established organization set up by the Guild.