It would also make it easier to sort out a bank that got into trouble at minimum cost to the taxpayer.

We painted the walls and cabinetry in a lighter colour for maximum impact at minimum cost.

These set out how the bank would recover following a crisis or, in the event of failure, how it could be dismantled at minimum cost to taxpayers and the economy.

Most of its rivals have straggled over the line since, but they are now in a slightly different contest - to sustain the zero-waste-tolandfill claim at minimum cost.

Choose the one that seems slightly better than the others, ie, the simplest, most likely to succeed, with minimum cost (time, effort, money, etc) and with a good result.