Example sentences of "[adj] than the cost of " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Bland said that the cost of the borrowings was much lower than the cost of the group 's equity , which he estimated at 20 per cent per annum . |
2 | The incremental cost of implementing either regimen ( US$0.08 per dose for OPV and US$0.35–0.50 per dose for IPV ) is similar to or lower than the cost of mass vaccination campaigns ( US$0.68–3.60 per dose ) , and would also be less than expansion of the routine immunisation schedule to provide even more doses . |
3 | For around $7,700 — rather more than the cost of a burial — clients can be pickled and preserved for eternity . |
4 | There may well be a reputable graffiti artist in the area who would take on the challenge for little more than the cost of the materials ! |
5 | For roughly £2 million ( little more than the cost of one Falkland islander ) the British government can preserve both Henderson , Pitcairn and its own reputation for colonial fair play . |
6 | Although we must not forget the sizeable minority who are caught in a poverty trap , during recent years wages and salaries have risen overall more than the cost of living , and educational opportunities have widened . |
7 | To enter this competition — just study the three simple questions below and then call our 24 hour hotline — it will cost you not much more than the cost of a first class stamp . |
8 | As there were cars to spare , if one was found with a defect , for which a replacement part might cost more than the cost of a licence , it was withdrawn particularly if the route on which it worked was nearing its closure . |
9 | Pricing has n't been finalised , but the firm says it should n't be much more than the cost of the Motif implementations it supplies . |
10 | Many people whose films have been lost have taken the processors to court , winning compensation for more than the cost of the film . |
11 | Over a long period then , the cost of elections was still more than the cost of the permanent organization , and this cost was so great as to rule out all but a tiny minority . |
12 | The cost of the low-end word processor and desktop publishing program combined may well be more than the cost of a good word processor that can do many of the same functions . |
13 | I know the test is fairly expensive but it 's certainly not more than the cost of caring for babies born with the defects . ’ |
14 | At that time Sobstad were introducing the Genesis concept to the UK and David assured us that this hi-tech sail would be available to us as a one-design class for no more than the cost of our present Dacron sail . |
15 | What has happened is a swings-and-roundabouts operation , whereby last year pensioners received more than the cost of living that they had incurred , whereas this year they will receive less . |
16 | — for no more than the cost of ordinary books DO YOU BUY BOOKS ? |
17 | Wimpey News has teamed up with Kuoni , one of the world 's leading travel companies , to offer readers the chance of visiting one of three exotic holiday destinations for little more than the cost of a European holiday . |
18 | As the bulk of the material was culled from just three radio sessions , this proved that an album of quality could still be made for less than the cost of recording your average chart single . |
19 | Invariably this works out at less than the cost of the repairs , because a vendor would be unlikely to reduce his price to the extent of their full cost — he would argue that he had already taken some account of defects and age when fixing the price of his house in the first place , and if he had been expected to replace all the windows he would have asked a correspondingly higher price . |
20 | That 's under 22 pence a day — less than the cost of most daily newspapers . |
21 | The rent paid by the retailer is much less than the cost of overheads in an equivalent central location . |
22 | The total value of the property taken was put at £925 , £54 less than the cost of the damage caused . |
23 | If the cost of abuse is less than the cost of implementing and enforcing regulatory structures in preventing the abuse , there seems to be , prima facie , a case for doing nothing , at least on a preventive level . |
24 | there is a number k>0 which is less than the cost of any step : cost ( N , C ) r k for every node N and child C. |
25 | Therefore , the condition for that balance of restraint from which we started out is that W < D , that is the value of winning the resource must be less than the cost of injury . |
26 | In the building trade it is well known that the cost of building a new building may be less than the cost of modifying an old one . |
27 | People pay 13p a week towards the cost of a sight test every two years — less than the cost of a second-class stamp . |
28 | In this case the benefit from the additional information is less than the cost of obtaining it . |
29 | The London County Council had found that it simply was not worth trying to recover the cost of milk from the 25% of London parents whose income was high enough to make them liable for the full billeting contribution , since ‘ the few pounds they had succeeded in recovering over a period of several months were far less than the cost of its collection ’ . |
30 | In this case the benefit from the additional information is less than the cost of obtaining it . |