It became clear that the contractor had lowballed us on the cost of materials. |
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The project cost almost a million dollars, which isn't exactly chicken feed. |
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Oil reserves denote the amount of crude oil that can be technically recovered at a cost that is financially feasible at the present price of oil. |
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Due to the technological advances of the 1990s, the cost of competing in Formula One increased dramatically. |
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This match cost England qualification to Euro 2008 and head coach Steve McClaren his job. |
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Some scholars suggest that the cost of bureaucracy was one of the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. |
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Premier League clubs agreed in principle in December 2012, to radical new cost controls. |
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There was no such tragedy in Montreal in 1976, but bad planning and fraud led to the Games' cost far exceeding the budget. |
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The expense of this achievement cost the club dearly and a new financial crisis arrived. |
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He was also known for his pure fighting skills due to dislike of training for fights, which cost him at times in his career. |
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However, Richard Branson indicated that Virgin was unlikely to continue its deal next season, citing cost as a hurdle. |
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Part of AMC's overall strategy was to save manufacturing cost by using Renault parts and engineering expertise when practical. |
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The Hamilton Island Yacht Club withdrew from the America's Cup in July 2014, citing unanticipated cost in mounting its challenge. |
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You made a really, really bad move getting in bed with microhoo, and it will cost you in the end. |
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An upsurge in nationalism in Latin America in 1810s and 1820s sparked revolutions that cost Spain nearly all its colonies there. |
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Child benefit payments could still be made overseas, but these would be linked to the cost of living in the other country. |
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Additionally, the exchequer had to bear the cost of the ongoing military presence in Wales, including maintenance of the castles. |
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However, the cost of any outright war between Scotland and England was to be borne entirely by the Scots. |
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This second war cost London ten times more than it had planned on, and the king sued for peace in 1667 with the Treaty of Breda. |
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This can be interpreted as an institutional reform which reduced the cost of doing business. |
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It is the maxim of every prudent master of a family, never to attempt to make at home what it will cost him more to make than to buy. |
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In the 1970s the federal government came under intense pressures to curtail labour cost and inflation. |
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London paid most of the cost of the Indian Army, which had the effect of erasing India's national debt. |
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Blake suggested that, on balance, these appointments cost Disraeli more votes than they gained him. |
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Protection would have been highly unpopular among the newly enfranchised urban working classes, as it would raise their cost of living. |
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Despite this, communications problems and questionable command decisions cost Germany the chance of a more decisive outcome. |
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German planners estimated that unrestricted submarine warfare would cost Britain a monthly shipping loss of 600,000 tons. |
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The Rising was put down within a week, at a cost of about 500 killed, mainly unengaged civilians. |
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Government revenues contracted as national income fell, while the cost of assisting the jobless rose. |
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The CAM ships and their Hurricanes thus justified the cost in fewer ship losses overall. |
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In the Battle of Merville Gun Battery, Allied forces disabled the guns with plastic explosives at a cost of 75 casualties. |
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Any effort to extend it was halted by the growing cost of the Korean War and rearmament. |
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Consultation will start over cost saving, streamlining and reduction of some services in the National Health Service. |
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This would be cheaper than Monte Bello, although the cost would be paid in scarce dollars. |
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A faulty carriage wheel, a misshod horse... something such as this cost me my parents, and all my happiness. |
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He says this stagnation forced the population to borrow to meet the cost of living. |
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As a result of the gerrymander, O's seats have cost it more votes than G's seats. |
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The cost of the Singaporean certificate of entitlement alone would buy a Porsche Boxster in the United States. |
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However, as evidenced by the emergence of the KLA, this came at the cost of increasing frustration among Kosovo's Albanian population. |
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The higher rate on documentary transactions has been justified as compensating for the additional time and cost of clearing the document. |
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Finally, the interest expense account is one of the necessary inputs to estimate the cost of servicing the debt. |
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This trend has begun to slow due to ongoing population growth in Tokyo and the high cost of living there. |
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On 5 November 2009, South Africa announced it was cancelling the order citing increased cost and delivery delays. |
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On 27 April 2016, when delivering Q1 2016 financial results, Airbus warned there could be a significant cost in repairing the gearbox. |
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When the cost of each coin is lowered in this way, the government profits from an increase in seigniorage. |
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Inflation numbers are often seasonally adjusted in order to differentiate expected cyclical cost shifts. |
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Railroads typically wanted a locomotive with fewer axles, to reduce the cost of maintenance. |
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Dramatic increases in the cost of diesel fuel prompted several initiatives to revive steam power. |
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Although a workable design, the cost of the platinum made it impractical for commercial use. |
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The initial cost of an incandescent bulb is small compared to the cost of the energy it uses over its lifetime. |
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They are regarded as the best solution in terms of cost effectiveness and robustness. |
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This ticket also covers the cost of passage on the Wightlink catamaran from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head. |
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Mawhinney recommended that HS2 should terminate at Old Oak Common because of its good connections and to save the cost of tunnelling to Euston. |
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Underground product gas is an alternative to natural gas and potentially offers cost savings by eliminating mining, transport, and solid waste. |
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He pointed to the tumbling cost of green energy as evidence that wind and solar could supplant fossil fuels quicker than expected. |
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It concluded the agency could reduce the need for extra funding by improving cost effectiveness. |
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According to the European Commission, the directive represents the most cost intensive European legislation in the environmental sector. |
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This cost recovery rule is expected to impact particularly irrigated agriculture, where users have not paid the full costs of water supply. |
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The NHS will pay for treatment in a private setting if the hospital meets the cost and service criteria that NHS hospitals adhere to. |
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The cost was high and Britain no longer had the wealth to maintain an empire, so it granted independence to almost all its possessions. |
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The memoir cost him several friends and exposed him to much public ridicule. |
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Among other items to which Gilbert objected, Carte had charged the cost of a new carpet for the Savoy Theatre lobby to the partnership. |
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The cost of a television licence is set by the government and enforced by the criminal law. |
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In order to make cost savings, several large regional headquarters, studio sites and programme departments closed and merged. |
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A public insurance scheme exists to provide reduced cost healthcare to expatriates. |
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Reduction of domestic taxes enables the local producer to supply at a lower cost and bring down the price disparity that encourages smuggling. |
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Floods can inundate such development at high financial cost and often with loss of life. |
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In the end, caution is necessary to determine the final cost of goods before purchase. |
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This cost is incurred because tariffs reduce the incentives for the society to consume and produce. |
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They're protesting against land grabs, reparations, stolen elections, the rising cost of living, many things. |
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The main construction was largely completed by 1939, at a cost of around 3 billion French francs. |
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This is someone who does not vote because the benefits of them not voting outweighs the cost to vote. |
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His attempt to take Roxburgh from the English in 1460 succeeded, but at the cost of his life as he was killed by an exploding artillery piece. |
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Augustus' military policies proved sound and cost effective, and were generally followed by his successors. |
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According to Tacitus, 10,000 Caledonian lives were lost at a cost of only 360 auxiliary troops. |
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Unable to afford the cost of fitting out yet another, the Annandale was hired in London to trade in the Spice Islands. |
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Sweet rolls, the kind that sell four for a nickle at home, cost two for a nickle. |
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The human cost to the tenants and the landlords' liability for famine relief made the downsides of population more apparent. |
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The ILP proposed to redistribute the national income, meeting the cost of the allowances by taxing high income earners. |
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Doctors would be guaranteed a minimum salary and cost of travel would be reimbursed. |
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In March 2016 CYBG announced the closure of 28 branches as a cost saving move. |
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The continually rising cost of fighters, however, continued to emphasize the value of multirole fighters. |
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The factories of Wallonia were by then antiquated, the coal was running out and the cost of extracting coal was constantly rising. |
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The huge cost of the building the other castles, however, meant that the Llanfaes project had to be postponed. |
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In the first half of the 17th century a rising cost of consumable goods and a series of bad harvests brought about economic changes in Glamorgan. |
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The line was put on indefinite hold following a larger than expected cost projection by Network Rail. |
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By 18 November, the First Battle of Ypres had also ended in failure, at a cost of 160,000 German casualties. |
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The high cost of living is due in part to restrictive planning laws which limit new residential construction. |
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The repairs were made at considerable cost and the pier remained open until 1974 when it was nearly condemned as being in poor condition. |
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The Economist's Big Mac Index compares the purchasing power parity of countries in terms of the cost of a Big Mac hamburger. |
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This should be better for the local environment of the fish farm, but producing soy beans has a high environmental cost for the producing region. |
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In business, the difference between the sale price and the production cost of a product is the unit profit. |
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In economics, the sum of the unit profit, the unit depreciation cost, and the unit labor cost is the unit value added. |
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The cost of constructing the new crossing was expected to be paid for by tolls collected from motorists using the two crossings. |
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In 2006 the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair withdrew from the Airport ending 5 years of service on the Cardiff to Dublin route daily. |
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The cost of this new building was provided by the UK Government in the 1930s as a gesture of reconciliation. |
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The cost of shipping ores from distant countries, and the growth of foreign competitors, ended Glamorgan's dominance of the industry. |
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Thus, the total cost of raising children barely exceeded their contribution to the household. |
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The Philippines cost the United States much more than expected because of military action against rebels. |
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Wheat, however, the grain used to bake bread back in England was almost impossible to grow, and imports of wheat were far from cost productive. |
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She, the band and their management all hated the photos, but the label wanted to use them in order not to write the cost off as a loss. |
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Matthews was also equally angry that the cost for the video for the single was higher than the cost to produce the entire album. |
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We can build a specialized part for you, but an off-the-shelf product will probably cost less. |
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However, recent disasters in Japan have raised concerns over the safety of nuclear power, and the capital cost of nuclear plants is very high. |
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Conversely, a large generator would cost more but generate little extra power and, depending on the type, may stall out at low wind speed. |
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The battery cost can be retrieved by selling burst power on demand and reducing backup needs from gas plants. |
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Stored energy increases the economic value of wind energy since it can be shifted to displace higher cost generation during peak demand periods. |
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The potential revenue from this arbitrage can offset the cost and losses of storage. |
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Energy cost estimates are highly dependent on these assumptions so published cost figures can differ substantially. |
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An 2012 EU study shows base cost of onshore wind power similar to coal, when subsidies and externalities are disregarded. |
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Nuclear power stations are usually considered to be base load stations since fuel is a small part of the cost of production. |
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The fuel cost of operations for a nuclear station is smaller than the fuel cost for operation of coal or gas plants. |
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There is no cost saving if you run a nuclear station at less than full capacity. |
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Despite its benefits, the high cost of titanium construction led to the abandonment of titanium submarine construction as the Cold War ended. |
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Practical studies only consider up to 100 years as far as effective planning and cost evaluations are concerned. |
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This makes LNG cost efficient to transport over long distances where pipelines do not exist. |
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Having only one large steam turbine and heat sink results in low cost because of economies of scale. |
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In addition, there is no competitive market for wind energy, as it does not cost money to get ahold of wind. |
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An isotim shows equivalent transport costs from the source of a raw material, and an isodapane shows equivalent cost of travel time. |
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Recent concern has been raised about the cost of milk and some families being unable to afford it. |
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It had originally been intended to retain some Eurostar services at Waterloo International, but this was ruled out on cost grounds. |
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Taxation is considered one way to make societal costs explicit, in order to 'internalize' the cost of pollution. |
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A 2015 report studied 20 fossil fuel companies and found that, while highly profitable, the hidden economic cost to society was also large. |
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These quotas can be fished, bought, sold, or leased allowing for the least cost vessels to be used. |
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The obtrusiveness and cost of these structures led in the late 1940s and early 1950s, to a more dynamic approach. |
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Remote sensing techniques can be cost effective, reduce manual error and reduce the subjectivity of conventional field techniques. |
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Private nature reserves exist with land excluded from private land trusts and maintained at the sole cost of the proprietor. |
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There is no limitation as to time of access of the trail as of 2006 and there is no admission cost for using the trail. |
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This is a high cost activity due to the limited space and access to materials. |
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While the Manhattan succeeded, the route was deemed not to be cost effective. |
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This, together with the cost of the war and the extravagant spending of Charles's court, produced a rebellious atmosphere in London. |
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A parallel multiplier could theoretically be realized as a two-level multiple-outway combinational network, but its cost would be prohibitive. |
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Significantly, the bill set no overall cost limit for the building program. |
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The large trade cost implies that natural gas markets are globally much less integrated, causing significant price differences across countries. |
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Compared to shipping by railroad, pipelines have lower cost per unit and higher capacity. |
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Sometimes bycatch are sorted and sold as food, especially in Asia, Africa and Latin America where cost of labour is cheaper. |
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Second, economic impact does not account for costs and benefits for all economic agents, as cost benefit analysis does. |
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Cosmao retook two Spanish ships of the line, but it cost him one French and two Spanish vessels to do so. |
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By comparison, direct aerial attacks on Axis shipping had sunk or damaged 105 vessels at a cost of 373 aircraft lost. |
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The use of Sperrbrecher obviated the need to continuous and painstaking sweeping, but the cost was high. |
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Dislodging them proved difficult and eventually cost the Soviet Union dearly. |
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The Luftwaffe's Transportgruppen operations had cost 125 Ju 52s destroyed and 47 damaged, representing 50 percent of the fleet's strength. |
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The Allies had achieved victory at a cost of 209,672 casualties among the ground forces, including 36,976 killed and 19,221 missing. |
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It is considered one of the most important recent projects in Egypt which cost around 12 billion Egyptian pounds. |
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Another challenge is low cost recovery due to water tariffs that are among the lowest in the world. |
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However, the cost and complexity of the user equipment would increase significantly. |
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In addition, GPS OCX is expected to cost millions less than the cost to upgrade OCS while providing four times the capability. |
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Since beer often costs little more than half the English shop price, at worst, the savings defray the cost of a day out. |
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The cost of getting to France fluctuates due to season and fuel surcharges, but fares for foot passengers remain low. |
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In the 1950s, the convenience and low cost of bottled gas burners led to a revival of hot air ballooning for sport and leisure. |
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The only modifications that did work properly cost little beyond the time, effort and relatively simple equipment used. |
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If not, they will stay with their parents, at the cost of postponing their own reproduction. |
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Automobile collisions with deer can impose a significant cost on the economy. |
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This mode of locomotion is slow and very demanding, up to seven times the cost of laterally undulating over the same distance. |
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Europe spent these years rebuilding and coming to terms with the vast human cost of the conflict. |
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Surdam argues that the blockade was a powerful weapon that eventually ruined the Southern economy, at the cost of few lives in combat. |
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Drift net fishing became a commercial fishing practice because it is cost effective. |
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The Somerset Coal Canal was built in the early 19th century to reduce the cost of transportation of coal and other heavy produce. |
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Up until the 1990s, holding, which has significant environmental and cost implications, was a routine occurrence at many airports. |
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The cost of the two paramedics is borne by the Strategic Health Authority, by whom they are employed. |
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The cost of peopleware and software has risen dramatically over the past years, while the cost of hardware has decreased. |
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Another consideration may be loss of revenue and service or the cost of the space the vessel occupies. |
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The cost of messages was reduced to 1s for the first 20 words, and then 3d for every additional 5 words. |
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In fact, since the reign of Charles I the financial burden of the empire had fallen mainly on Castile, but under Philip II the cost quadrupled. |
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The Black Knight was regarded as being a successful programme, having produced a relatively low cost and reliable rocket. |
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However, removing the moisture increases the cost of the final lignite fuel. |
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The nutritional contents of each available feed are used to formulate a diet that meets all nutritional needs in the most cost effective way. |
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In some cases the second layer of taffeta is eliminated for cost and weight savings. |
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This process is extensively used in the production of composite helmets due to the lower cost of unskilled labor. |
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Admission to these fairs is typically free, and the camps on display vary in their cost from completely subsidized fees to quite expensive. |
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Neither included subsidies in their analysis, but they noted that subsidies also influence the cost of agriculture to society. |
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They suggest that the inevitable result of such a society is to become evermore technological at the cost of freedom and psychological health. |
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Duke Henry of Saxony was in rebellion against Conrad I until 915 and struggle against Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria cost Conrad I his life. |
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Opponents of the bid had argued that hosting the 33rd Olympic Games would cost the city too much in public funds. |
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According to Kimberly Kagan, his accounts of battles emphasize the experience of the soldiers but at the cost of ignoring the bigger picture. |
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Every meal and any freetime, among other things, cost Hearthstone earned gold. |
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In the 19th century, steamships reduced the cost of international transport significantly and railroads made inland transportation cheaper. |
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Being a crown industry, cost considerations did not curb the pursuit of the best quality, best innovations and best training. |
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This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. |
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The paper bills made collecting taxes and administering the empire much easier and reduced the cost of transporting coins. |
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The inflation was worsened by a growing population but a static production level, low employee salaries and a rising cost of living. |
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On 15 March they started the descent of the falls, which took five months and cost numerous lives. |
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The cost of living in Namibia is relatively high because most of the goods including cereals need to be imported. |
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Bicycles are available for hire around the city at low cost and green bicycle lanes can be seen on most major streets. |
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It is one of many bases for the Spanish low cost carrier Vueling, and from November 2010 Ryanair will base two aircraft at the airport. |
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Key issues in the water and sanitation sector in Guyana are poor service quality, a low level of cost recovery and low levels of access. |
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This is on top of the rising cost for energy, food, transport and the appreciation of the Renminbi against the falling US Dollar. |
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Impoverished social conditions and a high cost of living were among reasons of the revolt. |
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It had cost me a distinct psychological effort to do so, and now that I was shut inside I had a momentary longing for precipitate retreat. |
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The cost of living in Puerto Rico is high and has increased over the past decade. |
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Subsequently, the growing availability of air conditioning, the climate, and a low cost of living made the state a haven. |
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The value of the livestock saved each year more than exceeds the purchase cost and annual maintenance of a llama. |
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In 1972, general strikes in Vigo and Ferrol cost the lives of Amador Rey and Daniel Niebla. |
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As of 2001, attendance was decreasing due to security concerns and the burden of school fees, often due to the cost of transport. |
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Films more dedicated to costume accuracy often use ABS plastic rings, for the lower cost and weight. |
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All rebellions were ultimately put down, but at enormous cost and with millions dead, seriously weakening the central imperial authority. |
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For small farms, their unit cost can be too high, as their higher fixed cost cannot be amortized over as many units. |
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They are often a staple among impoverished families in provinces, as they are easier to cultivate and cost less than rice. |
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This was a useful way to reduce the cost of practice, or resupply oneself if control of the battlefield after a battle was retained. |
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However, according to piano author Larry Fine, the cost in quality was considerable. |
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The war lasted thirty years and cost Venice much of its eastern Mediterranean possessions. |
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The cost of group portraits was usually shared by the subjects, often not equally. |
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The average cost of goods quintupled in the 16th century in Spain, led by wool and grain. |
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The Spanish mined American gold and silver at minimal cost and flooded the European market with an abundance of specie. |
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These cost savings are related to preventing unplanned pregnancies and decreasing the spread of sexually transmitted illnesses. |
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Nor were the orders Wednesbury unreasonable on the facts given the considerations of security and cost of resettlement. |
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When I was a kid, quarter water was the drink of choice because it only cost a quarter. |
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A judge's task was to decide which of two parties before him would bear the cost of an injury. |
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In practice, however, windmill design is not very complicated and the biggest problem is the tradeoff between cost and reliability. |
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I read on. It will cost two hundred and fifty quid. I felt a quell of alarm, that's quite expensive. |
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Illegal insider trading is believed to raise the cost of capital for securities issuers, thus decreasing overall economic growth. |
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The ostensible aim of the Septennial Act was, by reducing the frequency of elections, to reduce the cost during a given period of holding them. |
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Convicted felons may not be eligible for certain professional licenses or bonds, or may raise the cost of an employer's insurance. |
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To be successful, farmers had to become effective managers who incorporated the latest farming innovations in order to be low cost producers. |
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Bathing was an important part of the Roman day, where some hours might be spent, at a very low cost subsidized by the government. |
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Due to the high cost of primary battery power, the motors were commercially unsuccessful and Davenport went bankrupt. |
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Several inventors followed Sturgeon in the development of DC motors but all encountered the same battery power cost issues. |
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The first cost is that in sexually dimorphic species only one of the two sexes can bear young. |
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Its purpose is to simplify the transfer of liquid or gas while avoiding the cost and complexity of a conventional pump. |
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The simplest ballasts are just an inductor, and are chosen where cost is the deciding factor, such as street lighting. |
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Conversely, other cities have opted to build a full metro in the suburbs, but run trams in city streets to save the cost of expensive tunnels. |
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In addition, they offer a broader range of courses at a lower cost per student than most school sixth forms. |
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Many students look to get 'student grants' to cover the cost of university. |
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Since the early 1970s, the average cost of tuition has steadily outpaced the growth of the average American household. |
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The cost of building a castle varied according to factors such as their complexity and transport costs for material. |
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It is certain that stone castles cost a great deal more than those built from earth and timber. |
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However in December 2011, Lockheed Martin accepted a cost sharing agreement. |
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The renovations will cost much more than we originally supposed. |
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We offer services at a fraction of the cost of other companies. |
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The average cost of raising a family has increased dramatically. |
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We calculated the cost of new carpeting for the whole house. |
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The cost of the project has been estimated at about 10 million dollars. |
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His object is to determine how much the business will cost to operate. |
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It is an alternative to a 0800 number where the callee bears the full cost of the call. |
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Bangle bracelets in fourteen-karat gold that do not cost an arm and a leg are always in demand. |
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Autogas can be obtained for a fraction of the cost of avgas, but its use is not without controversy. |
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It was backscratched into existence, cost nearly a billion pounds, and now they are wondering why they let it happen. |
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The government bailout of that corporation is going to cost the taxpayers a hundred billion dollars. |
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There are a lot of different figures being bandied about, but the exact cost will not be know for some time yet. |
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There are a lot of different figures being bandied around, but the exact cost will not be know for some time yet. |
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The guy beat the daylights out of me, and I made a dollar. My wrestling license cost five dollars. |
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Much ink has been spilt bemoaning that incomprehensible foundation of hospital cost accounting and prices, the redoubtable chargemaster. |
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He was also interested in the cost of book production, as can be seen in his article on the cheapness of papyrus as a writing material. |
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Defensive clownery by the Mets at certain points of the game ultimately cost the 22-year-old Niese his first major league win in eight months. |
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My father was talking to the World's Fair Commission yesterday, and they estimate it's going to cost a cool fifty million. |
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The government has also deregulated interest rates, letting the market decide the cost of money. |
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The cradle was ill-made. One victim fell into the sea and was lost and the ensuing delay cost three more lives. |
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A wide range of techniques is available for reservoir desiltation, the cost of which needs to be budgeted for. |
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In a frictionless world with perfect rental markets, there is an unambiguous cost associated with the use of a durable for a single period. |
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The apartment seemed like good value until we factored in the cost of the repairs. |
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As a result of the rise in crude oil prices, the cost per food mile worldwide has soared. |
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One of the major cost drivers in the delivery of health care are these junk and frivolous lawsuits. |
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I found out to my cost that the tree fern I brought back from New Zealand was frost-tender, and it didn't survive the winter. |
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Healthy lunch selections mean you would have no need for things such as fryolators that take up space and cost a lot to run. |
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In the woodshop I figured to find out just what it cost me to run fullhanded if I did not turn out a single piece of work. |
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Geez Louise, people are bringing shower gifts and they are also getting bilked for the cost of their own refreshments? Dang, that's tacky. |
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Dad said Shoesmith and Thompson had made one error that cost them their lives by letting the gins into the camp, and the blacks speared them all. |
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Once a way of greasing the wheels of a gruesome bureaucracy, bribery has now become part of the cost of doing business. |
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Students are generally entitled to student loans to cover the cost of tuition fees and living costs. |
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In the 20th century, the North Sea flood of 1953 flooded several nations' coasts and cost more than 2,000 lives. |
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The size of hefts will depend on the material requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost about 15 marks. |
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The rapid industrialisation of the English economy cost many craft workers their jobs. |
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Employers had to decide between giving in to the union demands at a cost to themselves or suffering the cost of the lost production. |
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They start wearing hideola designer clothes they think look good just because they cost a lot. |
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Thirdly, Richard was to give four major castles to Philip and pay the cost of garrisoning them, along with other compensation. |
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Henry's war and Somerset's war with France and Scotland cost England huge sums of money. |
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The conflicts with Spain and in Ireland dragged on, the tax burden grew heavier, and the economy was hit by poor harvests and the cost of war. |
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One of his first acts was to sign an agreement that Mexico would repay France the entire cost of the war. |
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The parliament was summoned to pass financial bills, a step that was necessary as a result of the cost of the Bishops' Wars. |
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James refused a French offer to send an expeditionary force, fearing that it would cost him domestic support. |
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The venture was unsuccessful and cost Tetty a substantial portion of her fortune. |
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The combination of competition and improved efficiency halved the cost of coal and halved the transport cost of raw cotton. |
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The economy continued in bad condition, with the poor especially hurt by the high cost of food. |
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Numerous scholars have argued that Napoleon's aggressive posture made him enemies and cost him potential allies. |
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The failures of his marshals and a slow resumption of the offensive on his part cost him any advantage that this victory might have secured. |
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This was by far the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars and cost more than 90,000 casualties in total. |
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The French cavalry attacked the British infantry squares many times, each at heavy cost to the French but with few British casualties. |
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The charge is the same regardless of the actual cost of the medicine, but higher charges apply to medical appliances. |
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For those who qualify through need, the sight test is free, and a voucher system is employed to pay for or reduce the cost of lenses. |
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Where vouchers do not cover the cost of the selected product, they reduce the cost at their face value. |
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This could include the cost of pain relief medication and a later operation when the patient does meet the required pain and weight thresholds. |
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Consultation will start over cost saving, streamlining and some service reduction in the National Health Service. |
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The judgement effectively made strikes illegal since employers could recoup the cost of lost business from the unions. |
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The boll weevil infestation and agricultural problems had cost sharecroppers and farmers their jobs. |
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Each would retain its own political identity, leadership and councillors but staff and budgets would be combined for cost savings. |
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The cost overrun was partly due to enhanced safety, security, and environmental demands. |
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Funding for national parks is complex, but the full cost of each park authority is funded from central government funds. |
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Thus, free market capitalism desires government regulation of markets to prevent social instability, although at the cost of taxpayer dollars. |
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The government avoided indirect taxes because they raised the cost of living, and caused discontent among the working class. |
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It is necessary to compare the cost of baskets of goods and services using a price index. |
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Various ways of averaging bilateral PPPs can provide a more stable multilateral comparison, but at the cost of distorting bilateral ones. |
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An iPad will cost about twice as much in Argentina as in the United States. |
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The cost of geological sequestration is minor relative to the overall running costs. |
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The UK's Committee of Public Accounts reported that the mismanagement of the project had helped increase the cost of each aircraft by 75 percent. |
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Another aspect of the work was its detailed breakdown of the cost structure of book publishing. |
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The petition was opposed by the manufacturing industry, citing the cost of the conversion. |
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Fares for single journeys are cheaper than paper tickets, and a daily cap limits the total cost in a day to the price of a Day Travelcard. |
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However, due to cost cutting only seven were built for Blackpool Transport, with GECs 648 later joining the fleet. |
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When the government covers the cost of health care, there is no need for individuals or their employers to pay for private insurance. |
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After the Second World War, Malta's Emigration Department would assist emigrants with the cost of their travel. |
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