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Sentences for "cost"
Don't lose your student IIt only
costs $2 to rent a video on Wednesday nights.
Don't lose your student I.D. card or it will
cost you $10 to replace it.
Her apartment only
costs $500 a month, everything included.
It is
costing them thousands of dollars to put their children through university.
It
cost over $1000 to fix my car, and I only paid $2000 for it in the first place.
Rising tuition
costs are preventing many young people from getting a university education.
Don't let a mistake like drinking and driving
cost you your life.
These soldiers paid the ultimate
cost to protect their country so that you and I could live in a democracy.
The player made a
costly mistake when he tried to pass the ball to his teammate, and it was intercepted.
The rider got a flat tire, which
cost him almost two minutes in the race.
We have had to raise prices because our
costs have gone up.
If you do some minor repairs to your house it won't
cost much, but it'll certainly increase the value of your property.
Since we computerized our inventory, we have been able to cut our
costs by over ten percent.
The two companies recently merged at a
cost of over 200 jobs.
Government forces were able to drive the rebels back, but at a
cost of over 50 lives.
The accident
cost the driver of the car the use of his legs.
The government intends to reduce the budget of all the ministries at a
cost of hundreds of jobs.
This camera
costs about $50 less at CameraWorld downtown.
He lost his court case and was ordered to pay
costs of over $4000.
The judge ordered him to pay
costs of $200, but dismissed the charges against him.
His drinking problem has
cost him both his marriage and his job.
He has to have a
costly operation, but they simply don't have the money to pay for it.
Our salary increase hasn't even matched the rising
cost of living in this city.
The materials and labor for the construction have been
costed at about $1 million.
The government has
costed the improvements to the bridge at just over $3 million.
Yelling at his boss at the annual Christmas party was a
costly mistake. In fact, he got fired the next day.
The
cost of housing in this city is so high that the average family can no longer afford to buy a house.
The materials, labor, everything has to be
costed before we can make a decision whether or not to move forward on the project.
Someone once remarked that peace may
cost as much as war, but it is a better buy.
Julius Nyerere once observed that violence is unnecessary and
costly. Peace is the only way.
Disneyland was built in only one year at a
cost of $17 million.
The 1999 movie Blair Witch Project
cost only $50,000 to produce, but made $29 million in its first weekend.
A Cambodian proverb suggests that stealing may bring profit, but hanging
costs far more.
A Chinese proverb advises, Take a second look; it
costs you nothing.
A Creole proverb notes that thanks cost
nothing.
A French proverb observes that to enjoy life is worth so much more than it
costs.
A Dutch proverb states that what
costs nothing is worth nothing.
A Spanish proverb suggests that cheap things cost a lot of
money.
An old saying notes that kind words are worth much and they
cost little.
A Yiddish proverb states that experience
costs blood.
The chalet we rented for our ski trip can take up to 10 people, so we can all share and split the
cost.
The salesman told me the car would
cost $5,000, but the actual
cost with tax was $5,700.
The administration has decided that the only way to cut
costs is by reducing the number of employees.
We require a detailed
cost analysis before we can make a final decision.
In a department store catalog from 1900, a piano
cost $98.00.
The American Civil War between the North and South
cost thousands and thousands of young men their lives.
The government's decision to delay the election call may
cost them votes.
In World War Two, it
cost the Allies about $225,000 to kill each enemy soldier.
To save money on your food bill at the grocery store, look down; less
costly items are often on bottom shelves.
The
cost of supporting Vietnam's military takes more than half the nation's income.
Gambling provides lots of money for the government, but at great social
cost.
Dog bites rank second behind sexually transmitted diseases as the most
costly health problem in the United States.
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