Example sentences of "but [art] cost " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the cost structure of the industry is also set to change . |
| 2 | But the cost of such rigour , both in economic and political terms , seemed almost unacceptable . |
| 3 | Following a tender competition , the offer from Fairclough Building Ltd. was chosen , but the cost had now risen to almost £1.3 million , partly because of the imposition of VAT on building operations in the 1984 budget . |
| 4 | Studies were put in hand to see whether it would be practicable to deploy Blue Streak in hardened underground silos in the Welsh mountains or the Scottish highlands , but the cost was found to be so great that it would have beggared the Defence Vote , making the restoration of more efficient conventional forces impossible . |
| 5 | But the cost to a firm — or , rather , its owners and creditors — of entering liquidation is similar . |
| 6 | But the cost of the new sails will , in fact , be met by Conner 's sponsors , who seemed reluctant to back him a year ago . |
| 7 | But the cost to the British taxpayer and electricity consumer has been enormous . |
| 8 | The mine is to become operational by 1985 but the cost of producing the coal in conditions where the hydraulic systems of the excavators freeze and burst in the intense cold is such that only by CPE ( Centrally Planned Economy ) economics would the project be viable . |
| 9 | In the first quarter of 1987 the discount rate was fixed at 61 per cent , but the cost of living for the full year increased by 120 per cent . |
| 10 | But the cost to the economy of the method of achieving this result was enormous |
| 11 | Yet we go on and on , driven by some creative demon , or perhaps even vanity , but the cost may be high . |
| 12 | But the cost of replacing a single architect-designed window in his school would pay for dozens of panes of glass in a more typical building . |
| 13 | Solar power introduces another step where breakdowns can occur , but the cost of maintenance is far lower than with diesel pumps . |
| 14 | But the cost of keeping even small stocks of the rare metals is worrying ministers . |
| 15 | ‘ It will not be appearing in any systems in the near future , but the cost advantage for large systems makes it an attractive prospect . ’ |
| 16 | But the cost of pushing a European patent through in nine countries is around £10 000 . |
| 17 | Some who are still young enough plan a baby without a husband , but the cost to the mother will be high and the cost to the child , who has no choice in the matter , may be even higher . |
| 18 | It was estimated that the Tournament involved expenditure of £40,000 , today 's equivalent being a few millions of pounds , but the cost was probably much greater . |
| 19 | But the cost of converting existing power stations and laying the pipe system is likely to be prohibitive , and small-scale CHP schemes have much more potential . |
| 20 | An easel can cost anything from £10 to £2000 , but the cost of a good studio easel varies from about £80 to around £200 . |
| 21 | But the cost of his doing so has been revealed in all its starkness in the unseemly scramble for the succession that has followed his departure . |
| 22 | But the cost of conversion often pushed the total outlay way over the property 's market value . |
| 23 | ‘ But the cost of buying and converting a barn is higher than building something from scratch , ’ says Wood . |
| 24 | But the cost could yet defeat her . |
| 25 | With the discovery of atomic structure and nuclear transmutation it is now possible to do that , but the cost is greater than for digging gold out of the ground , so nuclear physics has not undermined the gold standard . |
| 26 | An easel can cost anything from £10 to £2000 , but the cost of a good studio easel varies from about £80 to around £200 . |
| 27 | But the cost of unification is threatening to fuel inflation . |
| 28 | But the cost of resistance has been high in blood , in material destruction , in local misery and humiliating international paralysis . |
| 29 | In 1933 its total membership was believed to be about 300 , but the cost of a fund-raising appeal for £25,000 proved to be more than the sum collected and the movement went £800 into debt . |
| 30 | On all holidays no deposit is required but the cost of cots and foods is payable at your hotel on the Continent . |