Example sentences of "a small [noun sg] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might even feel that any financial loss is a small price to pay for the satisfaction which woodturning brings . |
| 2 | Bowling took no further part in the proceedings , but he may think it a small price to pay for providing one of the turning points in a memorable match . |
| 3 | Thors was a small price to pay for the risks that Britain would be running by having American missiles deployed in her crowded islands . |
| 4 | This uncertainty seems a small price to pay for the comfort of knowing that at least one of these effects must be a reality . |
| 5 | He , of course , would have to take a glass or two , enough to make him moderately sick , but that would be a small price to pay for finishing off Elinor , not to mention Mr and Mrs Is-the-Mitsubishi-Scratched-Yet and Nazi Who Escaped justice at Nuremberg . |
| 6 | For Chapman , however , Jack was no less of a bargain , the record fee a small price to pay for a player of his class . |
| 7 | £2.95 is a small price to pay for the world 's greatest mag ! |
| 8 | This was accepted as a small price to pay for having the wide range of voltage output , and unless a load situation arises which takes a rapidly fluctuating current from some low value up to beyond 3A at the 15V point , the performance of the unit is quite satisfactory . |
| 9 | But this was a small price to pay for insurance against a leadership sell-out . |
| 10 | Considered objectively , they were an instrument of torture ; but the discomfort they caused was a small price to pay for the knowledge that Kate had persuaded him to buy them . |
| 11 | At least while the enemy is shooting up your Pump Wagon he 's ignoring the rest of your army as it storms forward , and at 40 points each that 's a small price to pay for keeping your core units intact . |
| 12 | Sergei Yushenkov , a leading democrat in the Russian parliament , guesses that , for less than $10m , you could bribe enough deputies to resign , making it impossible for parliament to form a quorum and thus forcing a general election : a small price to pay for removing a big obstacle to reform . |
| 13 | But that 's a small price to pay for the flexibility and ease of use that the Pocket Ethernet provides . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | To lose the dress , the white Peruvian wedding dress , was a small price to pay for escape . |
| 16 | ‘ But that 's a small price to pay for all the beneficial effects of laughing and smiling . |
| 17 | A kind word here and a Christmas turkey there is a small price to pay for the loyalty of one 's employees . |
| 18 | The cost of a policy premium is a small price to pay for peace of mind . |
| 19 | A donation from your club to the mayor 's charity each year is a small price to pay for some good coinshooting sites . |
| 20 | He was n't blocking anything , and at the end of the alley was the street ; he 'd probably pick up a ticket between now and the time of the meeting , but that would be a small price to pay for the convenience of having less than a couple of hundred yards to drag her . |
| 21 | The imposition of a slightly lighter sentence in a few cases would seem to be a small price to pay for the conviction of more guilty offenders . |
| 22 | ‘ A small price to pay for a 600 Wurlitzer . ’ |
| 23 | She 'd told him she wanted a break from her own very successful career — that had been bending the truth more than a little , but taking over the club , putting her own life on hold for a little while , had seemed a small price to pay for her father 's health . |
| 24 | A few hours of work at night would be a small price to pay for lolling about one of the most beautiful and secluded vacation spots in the world during the day . |
| 25 | Her bruises stung badly as she anointed herself with gel , but the discomfort was a small price to pay for feeling clean again . |
| 26 | A small price to pay for a game of cowboys and indians . |
| 27 | But the council beleives that will be a small price to pay for saving a life . |
| 28 | In which case it also seems a small price to pay for the next generation of senior managers to be blooded . |
| 29 | There is a twang of self-satisfaction — even patronage — about his relentless signalling of his own good bloke-ism , but this is a small price to pay for his ingenuity and willingness to let his principles dangle . |
| 30 | The leaders , who were paid a small amount to compensate for their organizational work , recruited seven other team members ; there were eight such teams . |