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To own an expensive home, a yacht and a limousine, you have to be a man of means.

I look to see how much it costs: twice as expensive as I'd thought.

It was a very expensive city. Before we had been there a week, we had spent all the money.

It is often less expensive to see a doctor in a clinic than in a hospital.

One time we were at the mall and he charged a very expensive pair of designer sunglasses to his credit card.

It is a bit more expensive, says Mr Clough, but "if you plan to be around for a while, you'll recapture the costs eventually. "

He asked her about her expensive-looking wardrobe, where she lived, and what she did for a living.

So how much does it cost if you buy a pair of shoes? is it expensive or cheap?

None of that worked! It all became way too computationally expensive, plus the languages kept changing, and the idioms and all that.

That's too expensive. Can you make it a bit cheaper?

Then, because he was elated by his mother, he started to steal more expensive things.

And it might be a little bit expensive at the time that we did it, but if it worked, we would truly be able to do something different.

The buffer may encompass expensive building materials whose earthquake flexibility is needed only for a minute or two every century.

Ben: Wow! How much was the carriage? It must be very expensive!

How much less do I have to pay if I don't buy the most expensive item?

It doesn't have to be something expensive nor big. It may be just a little toy to your poor neighbor's child.

The government, the BCCI and the owners of expensive IPL teams and television rights no doubt want to put all this behind them.

How much is the most expensive computer ?

And workshops don't have to be expensive -- one of the workshops in this book was constructed inside a closet.

Yet despite the anger, the economic consequences of expensive fuel might not be as dire as is often assumed.

a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.

It would be my pleasure to treat a girl as beautiful as you to an expensive dinner.

It was the largest bankruptcy in U. S. history, and now it is shaping up to be the most expensive bankruptcy in U. S. history as well.

I can walk into a shop, pick up something expensive, and then walk out with it without handing over any cash.

He could have had transport on a winged steed, but that would have been expensive, and risky in its own fashion.

you are sumptuous , opulent , expensive , " her father rejoined , " you look as if you had eighty thousand a year .

Recruitment is an expensive and time-consuming process, so your reviewer will want you to pass. They're not out to trip you up.

Such information is usually collated using surveys, which are very expensive to carry out.

Mrs Jones asked to see a less expensive hat. The salesgirl got up on her high horse and said that the shop did not sell cheap merchandise.

Finally, it's true that junk food is often less expensive than healthy food.

Because buying a new car would be very expensive and I wouldn't be able to afford the insurance.

Oil is no longer cheap; indeed, it has never been more expensive.

Without enforcement, he said, new standards would represent "just a piece of paper" and data recorders expensive decorations.

Potash may be tempted to bulk up its balance sheet with debt to make it a more expensive deal for BHP.

she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.

Scarce and expensive skilled labour is often a spur to invention.

Gearing up to produce small cars in the United States was a very expensive proposition.

"We are here and we are surviving. " The cost of an Aveda salon treatment tends to be more expensive and is considered a high-end salon.

Customer service can be a nuisance and is often expensive.

For more than a year, many have argued that bonds are in a bubble, or at least very expensive.

Harry used to consider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageous requests for goods that do not exist.

JD: Playing their lead character in a very expensive motion picture as, you know, a pre-pubescent young lady.

It is too expensive for her to pay for health care.

Kiah and Rilla sat down on the expensive green and black chairs and looked at the expensive flowers on the tables.

The girl had a look at him. She didn't say anything because she didn't think the poor old man could buy such an expensive thing.

ARNOLD: As I said, it is possible, but it would be much more expensive.

Analysts noted Friday's pull-back having had come after a strong run, but some said the market was now looking expensive.

On the downside Axure is, what I feel, somewhat expensive and I also don't like the untidy HTML code it generates.

Like a lot of countries in Europe, the UK is a small country with a gigantic banking sector, and any rescue is likely to be very expensive.

You'll need this expensive expert once a year (like a lawyer) for an audit and tax preparation.

The contractor said the repairs on Frank's house would be very expensive, but Frank decided to have the work done.

Unless the television industry received income from advertising, watching television would be at least as expensive as going to the movies.

After years of taking hits, Microsoft is trying to revamp its image with expensive ads, new stores, and a new OS, among other things.

It was a very expensive town. Before we had been here a week we had spent all our money.

Imagine being able to tell a car to charge at the time of day when energy demand is low and therefore, the least expensive.

The father, who was always very handsome and expensive in his tastes, seemed as if he never would be able to do anything worth doing.

For years, this sort of backhaul has mostly come from incumbent telcos offering expensive, symmetrical dedicated lines to the tower site.

He first tried to use water currents hydro power on a small scale, but said the experiment became too expensive.

Julia: How much more expensive?

Finally, they require a great deal of supportive care that can be very expensive for their families and for their communities.

Shopping for anything expensive would not be a good idea just yet, so for now, put off the acquisition of expensive items for June.

Titanium is as strong as steel but nearly half as light, which makes it a highly desired -- and also very expensive -- metal.

The man at the phone store kept trying to get me to upgrade my service plan to a more expensive one, with unlimited talk time.

A: It is too expensive. Could you make it a little cheaper?

However, he added: "The really special things will still be a subscription service, and, sorry to tell you, probably more expensive. "

This may be a bit more expensive in the short run, but in the long run could help your organization save money on implementation costs.

I make less than a quarter of what he does, and now I have no medical insurance because he said it was too expensive to put me on his plan.

It's an incredibly expensive, highly uncertain undertaking, but Armstrong still seems determined to make it a cornerstone of AOL's strategy.

It was developed in an age when memory, storage, and processing power were all rare and expensive commodities.

In practice, IT is often found that tunneling, although costly, proves to be less expensive in the long run than any alternative system.

It hasn't been a great investment over the long term, and after its steep gains in the past few years, it looks expensive.

Charlie Babbitt is frantically trying to straighten out his failing Los Angles business which involves expensive import cars.

All that happened was that we sent our secretaries out to buy expensive tins of "personal" biscuits and reclaimed the cost on expenses.

Space exploration is often seen as an expensive adventure, with little return to the economy, or the investor.

Steel has been around for thousands of years, but so expensive to produce, it's always been a luxury item.

Sandy asked to see a less expensive watch. The salesgirl got up on her high horse and said the shop did not sell cheap watches.

I thought WPI was a great experience! Yes, it was very expensive, but I think I got a great education.

Mr Gursky's status as the world's most expensive photographer is often justified with reference to painting.

Old stamps that have not been used are usually more expensive than used stamps. Perhaps at the beginning you may only afford used stamps.

Obama showed interest in tackling those expensive entitlement programs and urged the opposition party to work with him to do so.

Your imagination is one of the most expensive thing on the planet, so use it a lot and it will get better and better.

And it just tears me up to see the solution that health care is expensive, so let's have somebody else pay for it, " he said. "

"There's room and land is not expensive, " he said adding that the province had already launched a study.

It is understandable that this may not ultimately have been deemed workable - or, more likely, proved too expensive to merit such a project.

It was a very expensive city. Before we had been here a week we had spent all our money.

Using GSM in the U. S. is often less expensive than calling cards , pay phones and hotel phones .

Nor will the U. S. be able to run such large trade and current-account deficits, since financing them will become more expensive.

The additional mechanical parts and small electronic parts aren't real expensive. A parts list is shown near the bottom of this page.

Showing off three expensive watches to his traveling companions, Preston said the dollar's woes have made his trip especially economical.

Science is all about coming up with smart ways to answer hard questions. But sometimes getting those answers requires expensive machines.

Your imagination is one of the most expensive thing on the planet, so use it a lot and it will get better and better.

And it just tears me up to see the solution that health care is expensive, so let's have somebody else pay for it, " he said. "

"There's room and land is not expensive, " he said adding that the province had already launched a study.

It is understandable that this may not ultimately have been deemed workable - or, more likely, proved too expensive to merit such a project.

It was a very expensive city. Before we had been here a week we had spent all our money.

Once those purposes are maximized, the smart card is often viewed as superior and, ultimately, less expensive.

My cheap camera seems to be just as good as John's expensive one.

Using GSM in the U. S. is often less expensive than calling cards , pay phones and hotel phones .

Nor will the U. S. be able to run such large trade and current-account deficits, since financing them will become more expensive.

The additional mechanical parts and small electronic parts aren't real expensive. A parts list is shown near the bottom of this page.

But he took this art form to new heights with the lavishly expensive video he made in 1983 for the title track of the "Thriller" album.

Using GSM in the U. S. is often less expensive than calling cards , pay phones and hotel phones .

Nor will the U. S. be able to run such large trade and current-account deficits, since financing them will become more expensive.

The additional mechanical parts and small electronic parts aren't real expensive. A parts list is shown near the bottom of this page.

Showing off three expensive watches to his traveling companions, Preston said the dollar's woes have made his trip especially economical.

Science is all about coming up with smart ways to answer hard questions. But sometimes getting those answers requires expensive machines.

If you see show after show where people are driving a shiny, expensive car, you'll begin to see that car as normal.

However, a commercial agency could be very expensive and the applicants are less likely to stay with the company for a long time.

Staff could work just as well at home as in expensive and noisy offices, communicating with colleagues by e-mail or video link.

She said that it was better to get some food before they got on the train because food on the train was usually too expensive.

However, a commercial agency could be very expensive and the applicants are less likely to stay with the company for a long time.

Staff could work just as well at home as in expensive and noisy offices, communicating with colleagues by e-mail or video link.

She said that it was better to get some food before they got on the train because food on the train was usually too expensive.

This might not be very critical for our timesheet application, but in other scenarios this could be very expensive in terms of resources.

Mini explained that to have mounted the door on the left-hand side would have required an expensive relocation of the fuel filler system.

Computers were expensive. Cost per instruction executed can be can be used to compare the cost of computers over the last three decades.

Typically, a stronger dollar makes oil more expensive for foreign investors and tends to put downward pressure on oil prices.

In the United States, expensive brand products tends to advertising into a special combination of marketing activities.

They will be on fourth street again with you, in two small stakes and was not one to let you draw more expensive.

Now he made little planes out of the silver paper that came in the packets of cigarettes that were too expensive for his people to smoke.

When it comes to testing these objects, it is often expensive, impractical, or inefficient to instantiate these collaborators.

They will be on fourth street again with you, in two small stakes and was not one to let you draw more expensive.

Now he made little planes out of the silver paper that came in the packets of cigarettes that were too expensive for his people to smoke.

She will have at least two very expensive mobile phones, both Nokia or Ericson - none of that cheap Chinese shit.

The main obstacle to manufacturing the test is funding, he said, but he doesn't envisage the test would be expensive as it is paper-based.

As one of the world's most expensive player, Yo-Yo Ma's performance fee of up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.

But it has always been expensive, and a bit stodgy.

The alarms vary; they're a little bit less expensive than the child safety alarms. -About how much?

The innocent is me, and the names weren't changed so much as invented to make it look as if I didn't eat expensive meals alone.

But it has always been expensive, and a bit stodgy.

The alarms vary; they're a little bit less expensive than the child safety alarms. -About how much?

The innocent is me, and the names weren't changed so much as invented to make it look as if I didn't eat expensive meals alone.

If you think education is expensive, think about how much ignorance is costing you.

Without that money from China, President Obama would not be able to afford all his expensive new programs.

Did not your high-end skin care products specifically it? I can accept the general price, just not ridiculously expensive like!

The seamless process accommodates very heavy wall or high pressure applications but is expensive and tends to have concentricity variances.

Those who are less confident of that would rather have no job in a cheap house than no job in an expensive house.

He said resources should be switched away from these highly expensive studies, which in his view have now done their job.

When a man give expensive jewelry, perhaps he expect much things returned. but talking is one of these things.

Those who are less confident of that would rather have no job in a cheap house than no job in an expensive house.

He said resources should be switched away from these highly expensive studies, which in his view have now done their job.

When a man give expensive jewelry, perhaps he expect much things returned. but talking is one of these things.

I thought about our conversation for a while afterward and it brings up a very interesting question: When is something too expensive?

That might be a little expensive for Detroit since homes were selling for less than cars there .

Well, packaging an archive is an expensive operation, so deploying the directory can save quite a bit of time during build.

I spent countless hours birthing both. It was an expensive reality, ultimately costing millions and absorbing every ounce of my energy.

By comparison, Plasma or LED screens of that size would be so outrageously expensive, most stores would not care to carry them.

How much less I would have to pay if I had not bought the most expensive item~!

What they found was that treatment for those monitored through either test was more expensive because of the cost of laboratory monitoring.

By comparison, Plasma or LED screens of that size would be so outrageously expensive, most stores would not care to carry them.

How much less I would have to pay if I had not bought the most expensive item~!

What they found was that treatment for those monitored through either test was more expensive because of the cost of laboratory monitoring.

Hard Drive Inspector is an easy-to-use program that monitors computer disks' health to prevent crashes and expensive hard disk recovery.

This is an expensive item and she is such a big girl, it would be much better for her to pick it out.

Yes, fish is fairly expensive when compared to other meats, but a healthier diet doesn't have to break the bank.

for if resistance did get out of hand the consequences could be very expensive indeed.

Covec recently tried to renegotiate the contract, saying raw materials were unexpectedly expensive and that it had been unfairly treated.

The only thing is it will cost the Thai taxpayer quite a bit of money and Thai rice will be more expensive on the domestic market.

But they were really expensive. I think they're something of a status symbol.

When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged.

By then, Shawn and Amy, our oldest girls were attending expensive Ivy League schools and we had only a few thousand dollars in the bank.

If you do not know who you are, the market is an expensive place to find out.

But short life & expensive cost of the reduction jar used for the technology risen late, Pidgeon method, have been a hard nut to crack.

He said that broken whiskers oco uld be easily replaced without affecting the main body of the robot and its expensive engineering.

She also shows off her stellar sartorial taste quite often, stopping at nothing to sink her teeth into a good pair of expensive shoes.

My cheap camera seems to be just as good as Jim's expensive one.

Lamott said eBay officials confirmed that this year's lunch with Buffett was the most expensive charity item the site has ever sold.

While you may not be prepared to spring for a booth at a national conference, regional conferences are often far less expensive.

This expenditure, very important, is to put into perspective with the cost of a military campaign of the time, much more expensive.

This expenditure, very important, is to put into perspective with the cost of a military campaign of the time, much more expensive.

New York is still the most expensive city outside of Europe or Asia, but it has slipped from 28th to 39th in a year.

Most of this was the result of not paying for two wars, two tax cuts, and an expensive prescription drug program.

"It's like the caviar of potatoes, " he said. "It's going to be much more expensive, because you can't touch the field for two years. "

Mature breeding birds are very expensive - even a fertilised ostrich egg isn't cheap so you need quite a bit of capital to begin with.

A successful transport policy is not just a question of making the car too expensive but of offering car drivers a real alternative.

Tim had the long-lashed eyes and pretty features of an expensive Bavarian doll, a little prince or yodelling shepherd boy.

From then on prove From then on, Harry decided that this little game he had invented might prove to be expensive.

Gitlin says the Qube costs just a bit more than a police patrol car, making it a much less expensive alternative to a manned helicopter.

Normally, such a change would be extremely expensive due to the investment in existing weapons and ammunition.

Gitlin says the Qube costs just a bit more than a police patrol car, making it a much less expensive alternative to a manned helicopter.

Normally, such a change would be extremely expensive due to the investment in existing weapons and ammunition.

In the early years of British tea consumption, the product was an expensive indulgence.

While less expensive than personal training, the classes often act as a "feeder" for higher-end services, said the owner, Greg Justice.

She was taller; she'd outgrown the expensive party dress my ex-wifehad bought for her: black velvet with a white lace collar.

He said he did not go to work because food and other things have become so expensive that he can no longer afford them.

More recently some people have taken a tack of not trying to sell a more expensive computer , but selling something less .

I used to be a bit of an expensive-wine snob.

Mother Nature seems to be giving expensive man-made particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider a run for their money these days.

Have you had a quarrel with your husband and trying to get even by making such an expensive purchase?

Have you had a quarrel with your husband and trying to get even by making such an expensive purchase?

Sony is trying to rectify that shortfall by lining up expensive new installments of its "Spider-Man" and "Men in Black" series.

He said it dawned on him that the 300 dpi resolution on a smart phone screen made it the rival of expensive, specialized devices.

eXist isn't ready to replace expensive, big-iron XML databases like Mark Logic or DB 2 9; but for small jobs, it might be adequate.

But trying to garrison Afghanistan with foreign troops would be even more expensive.

To avail these facilities from outside is often too expensive.

CPV technology reduces the need for large amounts of photovoltaic material, which is often the most expensive part of a solar operation.

London is Europe's most expensive city, but bargains are easy to find if you know where to look.

We're hoping that faculty will be able to use more of a variety of textbooks because textbooks will be a little bit less expensive.

Even the bottom end at the market is 40% more expensive than it would be in London or New York.

Even the bottom end at the market is 40% more expensive than it would be in London or New York.

Think of it as as if you were buying an expensive car: a test drive is crucial before making a final decision.

Try to cut out the expensive activities that you can do without, like more than two or three nights out a week.

While the upper end of this scale might be prohibitively expensive, it suggests at least some sites can be conserved.

In fact, flying into Birmingham International Airport is often less expensive than flying into London's Heathrow or Gatwick airports.

Of course, whether life has become more or less expensive relative to income depends how much one consumes.

A fine-looking gentle man sat down in the main dining room of an expensive hotel.

Given how much money European governments are going to need over the coming years, that could prove an expensive mistake.

Garment association chairman Aung Win says reaching U. S. compliance requirements can take up to a year and can be expensive.

If you are a professional project manager, you might be tired of trying to train your team to use an expensive and complicated tool.

If you are a professional project manager, you might be tired of trying to train your team to use an expensive and complicated tool.

If heroin is likely to get more expensive, rational addicts should consider trying to quit before that happens.

Don't try to be fancy with your meal; opt for a delicious, juicy and succulent chicken dish versus a more expensive veal, beef or lamb.

He said he couldn't afford such an expensive birthday present for his brother.

His wife thinks that this furniture is too expensive and , moreover looks very ugly.

Given that most MDR-TB occurs in impoverished countries, this expensive treatment is often not an option.

"Space is much more expensive to do and much more technically difficult than any other industry, " he said.

All this suggests that innovation is, broadly, a more complex and expensive process than it used to be.

We chose not to have breakfast in the hotel as it was a very expensive option.

No, it's too expensive for me. I've decided to try working out on my own.

however, plastic piping is less expensive and is often used in the systems that produce feed water for the distillation unit.

"I feel isolated as a freelancer and have had no health insurance since the start of the year; it's too expensive, " she says.

In the beginning, nine live special price is more expensive also is not easy to get, people do more "wall flowers. "

What followed was one of the most extensive and expensive manhunts in the annals of American crime.

So~expensive~ how much about Taipei's Zoo?

Of course, it's been a hugely expensive effort to dismantle the terrorist organization, and to protect the United States.

Salah is able to pay the full cost of expensive therapy for her.

These countries did not so much export less after they revalued as export different, more expensive things.

Without some form of automated monitoring, it would be quite difficult (and expensive) to manage such a complex business interaction.

What if I would to trade this in and I exchange for a pair that is more expensive. So I still have to pay some money.

Calling collect is often much more expensive than normal calling.

It is hard to say how much more expensive, since so few are being built.

He is always puffing about the expensive wines he brings over to my place, and is then sniffy about the offerings I take round to his.

When asked what might be deterring students from studying health professions in the U. S. , she said, "It's expensive. "

A guy gets set up on a blind date and he takes her out for dinner to a very expensive restaurant to make a good impression.

He gave her an expensive fur for her birthday.

He picked a seat by the door, and I spread on the seat the expensive fur lined coat that he had made especially for me.

Public sector bodies are usually constrained in their activities, so deregulation is often a trigger for expensive experimentation.

It gave Indian manufacturers access to a variety of intermediate and capital goods which had earlier been too expensive.

If you want to give a memorable present this year and a case of these is too expensive, one, two or three bottles would still be a treat.

The WM-4 came out in 1983 and was designed to be the budget version of earlier, more expensive models.

A pair of sunglasses immediately tempted me. It was chic, stylish, and looked perfect on me. It was not too expensive either: $150.

And will consumers be prepared to pay for a more expensive, "ethical" product?

This is often the case when companies have costly systems that are too expensive to fully duplicate in a test environment.

But everything is so expensive in Paris that I might have to come back and cash another one in a few days.

Zhao: I wanna know how much it cost to have a meal, including the most expensive dishes.

The inflated price tag is due to rare and expensive materials used for the handle and screws, all made of platinum.

"You can't lay cable, " he says. "It's difficult, expensive, and someone is going to pull it up out of the ground to sell it. "

During these peaks, the dirtiest power stations are fired up to help meet demand and electricity becomes more expensive to produce.

Virtually all of her savings goes to pay for tuition for an expensive school for her fourth-grade daughter.