Example sentences of "prove too high " in BNC.
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| 1 | The price of integration of the British and American programmes had proved too high for both sides . |
| 2 | The price of the Cold War peace dividend proved too high for the Rotarians of the Babbacombe and St Marychurch Club in Torquay , Devon . |
| 3 | James Heaton of Widnes tried this on a small scale at Langley Mill , Nottinghamshire , but the cost proved too high . |
| 4 | The UMP leader Maxime Carlot also held discussions with the three smaller parties , but the price demanded in Cabinet seats by both the VP and the MPP proved too high . |
| 5 | The sceptics argue that the cost of running rail services will prove too high and the return too low for the private sector . |
| 6 | Mrs Smith , who 's Belgian by birth , has taught herself Hungarian so she can work in Hungary to raise money — but ultimately without more funds the cost of helping Ashley stand on his own two feet may prove too high . |