Example sentences of "[verb] a high price " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it has a high price , this is a top quality tent . |
| 2 | The term ‘ peppercorn rent ’ related to the time when the spice commanded a high price , although such a charge nowadays is generally disregarded . |
| 3 | The first is that Luftwaffe defences became better , too , and that caused a high price to be paid in terms of casualties . |
| 4 | In order to sustain price discrimination between the two sets of purchasers , it may decide to integrate into the area of relatively elastic demand and charge a high price to the other . |
| 5 | Foolish pride can carry a high price tag . |
| 6 | It can fetch a high price . |
| 7 | There is a strong feeling in the country that Colombia is footing the bill for what is really an international problem , and is paying a high price , in violence , in murders and the breakdown of state institutions . |
| 8 | If it seems husband or children are paying a high price for the caring in other ways this is difficult . |
| 9 | More than a hundred schoolchildren are paying a high price for the peace dividend … their school has been forced to close . |
| 10 | ‘ I suppose you paid a high price . ’ |
| 11 | In the First Test , the Scottish first-time tackling had been excellent , but in Brisbane they allowed the Wallabies to run a couple of yards too far and they paid a high price . |
| 12 | WOLVES paid a high price for their failure to come up with cash for David Kelly last season . |
| 13 | France has achieved low inflation and steady growth but paid a high price in heavy unemployment . |
| 14 | HOLLYWOOD hard man Jean-Claude Van Damme paid a high price for movie riches . |
| 15 | SCOTLAND paid a high price for a 33–8 victory over a rugged Western Samoan Development XV yesterday . |
| 16 | The reaction of local farmers to this disruption of their normal farming activity was to wait the situation out , as they expected a high price for their lands . |
| 17 | So so in a way , they 're looking at the levels we 're at now is an accurate level using a high price item . |
| 18 | None the less old grievances like the Taillefer claim to La Marche were still outstanding and Richard may have added new ones by demanding a high price in return for agreeing to recognize Ademar as Count . |
| 19 | The position will , therefore , be very similar to that described for ransom strips in that the adjoining owner may demand a high price for the land in question or even refuse to sell . |
| 20 | Male survivors of abuse and our society in general pay a high price for the current silence . |
| 21 | These smokers pay a high price . |
| 22 | Normally , such advisers will run an informal auction for the target so as to introduce competitive bidding and encourage a high price for the shares . |
| 23 | Gravel for use over undergravel filter plates comes in a very wide choice of materials and sizes , often having a high price to match . |
| 24 | The monopolist is normally considered to exploit consumers by charging a high price and thereby destroying some consumer surplus . |
| 25 | They may pay a high price for their few years of glory with injury problems in later life and will probably never enjoy the relative prosperity of their first working years again . |
| 26 | Private individuals could pay a high price for calls |
| 27 | Tonight the MP who headed the Commons inquiry into the Maxwell affair said conpanies which refused to pay up could pay a high price . |
| 28 | After the press got hold of this story , the society was forced to capitulate and settle the case , returning the silver , which brought a high price at auction thanks to all the publicity . |
| 29 | Perhaps it was because she knew Lord C would extract a high price from her to grant a favour . |
| 30 | First , even if you are in Italy , expect to pay a high price for Parma ham — anything that seems a real bargain will probably not be true prosciutto crudo . |