at great cost

The IRA would keep it up for more than a year, at great cost to themselves.

Currently, that water has to be trucked in -- and the contaminated water then has to be trucked out -- for disposal at great cost.

Those caverns had been sunk in the swampy ground at great cost, for the security of the Empire.

The Marines had retaken it at great cost and now forty NVA divisions were rumored to be advancing down from the north.

When the armies of fascism swept Europe four decades ago, the American people fought at great cost to defend the countries under assault.

China's high-speed railways have been expanding at a frantic pace and at great cost, but have recently been beset by technical problems.

Now I don't think it is worth doing such a thing at great cost even though I was earning money.

Renewable energy, which already generates an impressive 13% of German electricity, will grow either slowly or at great cost.

The troops under Liu and Deng's command underwent a severe test in the struggle in Dabieshan areas at great cost.

In the interim, our economy will not have access to all of the credit it needs and may underperform, at great cost to our society.

Instead, money often comes from unofficial sources, at great cost.

As India's economy booms, there is growing demand for industrial fabrics, which are currently imported at great cost.

The character could survive a siege although at great cost.

But its latest political crisis has come at great cost.

Those who follow the fashion at great cost should change their lifestyle as soon as possible.

Great deeds come at great cost.

Progress was made in cleaning up balance sheets, but at great cost to the economy.

They are true to their promises, even at great cost.

At great cost of life;