Antonym: cheap. Similar words: mostly, honestly, cost, costume, at any cost, at all costs, at the cost of, the cost of living. Meaning: ['kɒstlɪ] adj. 1. entailing great loss or sacrifice 2. having a high price.
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121. After all, if the executives fail in the new location, the employer will have made a costly mistake.
122. It's too far and much too costly and they couldn't possibly cover their expenses.
123. It would mean a far more costly and complex voyage by human explorers, currently envisioned no sooner than 2018.
124. The unwise patronage policy of the Santa Anna administration had been very costly.
125. Yet the effort, far more costly than anything ever attempted by any government,(http://sentencedict.com/costly.html) has not produced the expected returns.
126. But costly turnovers allowed Washington to creep back into the game, despite the dominance of the Cowboys defence.
127. Smaller and less costly items such as pens, beauty products and food are much more obvious candidates for a more general distribution.
128. Its peeling paint and broken windows stand testimony that it went out of business because it had become too costly to maintain.
129. They claimed a report advising against fighting a costly appeal with the electricity giant should have been discussed in closed session.
130. Margarines are available at widely differing costs, with the most expensive ones being twice as costly as the least expensive ones.
131. It is a costly myth, however that organization alignment must precede fundamental change.
132. Under the new rules, buyouts are much more costly than under the old plan.
133. To do otherwise could be a costly mistake all round.
134. The argument most often put forward against tax relief for childcare is that it would be extremely costly to the Exchequer.
135. On the other hand, the proposed scheme is going to be extremely costly, both in terms of money and teachers' time.
136. The reason is that people are living longer and medical treatment is more complicated and therefore more costly.
137. The threat of a costly legal battle doomed the proposal.
138. But the pioneer also risks making costly mistakes which its rivals can learn from.
139. He received no reply; seldom can a mislaid letter have had so costly a sequel.
140. Taylor's pinched nerve has been the team's most costly injury this season.
141. The half-day program is also a lot less costly to a district than a full-day program.
142. Then knightly armour grew more elaborate and costly throughout the century.
143. The Gallipoli campaign ended in dismal and costly failure, with withdrawal from the peninsula commencing on 19 December.
144. The battle with John McCain was politically and financially costly for Bush-asthe new Pew poll proves.
145. It was a habit of disguise that she recognized as costly but could not be rid of.
146. Instead it utilised materials less costly and more readily obtainable.
147. Not only does it discredit traditional replication techniques, it also steers the organization toward less costly ways of achieving its ends.
148. It was, instead, a futile and costly detour in making the transition from a feudalistic system to a market economy.
149. BStill, to this day, it is unclear how Moon finances his costly operations.
150. Users can reach their own collective agreements on usage, but these may be costly to organize and enforce.
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