Example sentences of "[adj] price [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The railway made it worth while for Gustave : he could get to Mantes and back without too much trouble ; and Louise 's complaints perhaps seemed a reasonable price to pay for such accessible pleasure . |
| 2 | In the 1940s such economic management was slightly inflationary , but this was broadly seen as a reasonable price to pay for full employment and economic growth . |
| 3 | ‘ But that 's a small price to pay for all the beneficial effects of laughing and smiling . |
| 4 | If you missed Turry 2 the first time round , four pounds is a small price to pay for one of last year 's best games . |
| 5 | A donation from your club to the mayor 's charity each year is a small price to pay for some good coinshooting sites . |
| 6 | However , some feel that these costs are now too high too often and that the breakdown of a carer , which then precipitates admission to care , is a tragic price to pay for such a choice on the part of the old person . |
| 7 | Some local people have reacted by thinking that this is a cheap price to pay for two projects the community would welcome . |