Sentence examples for Unreasonable cost from inspiring English sources

A 2012 report by the government's audit chamber found about 15bn rubles (about £260m) in "unreasonable" cost overruns in the preparations for the Sochi Olympics.

A most curious feature about this case is the distinct lack of protest from social conservatives about the unreasonable cost of divorce, as the price imposed by federal legislation, to effect a change in a married personʼs gender status.

Most managers surveyed by the report said they were firm supporters of female staff during and after their pregnancies, with two thirds stating they did not think pregnancy puts an unreasonable cost burden on the workplace.

Auditors found the work of some staff members at Olympstroi, the state company in charge of Sochi construction, between 2008 and 2010 was "conducive to incurring unreasonable cost overruns".

About a quarter felt pregnancy put an unreasonable cost burden on the workplace and a similar proportion suggested it was reasonable to ask women in job interviews whether they planned to have children.

"Why on earth would you go offshore, which is more expensive, when you still haven't developed North Dakota?" In Rhode Island, a $200 million, 28.8-megawatt demonstration project being developed in state waters by Deepwater Wind was tripped up late last year when the local utility, National Grid, declined to enter into an agreement to buy power from the project, citing its "unreasonable" cost.

Circus representatives told ministers the compromise was "disrespectful", imposed unreasonable costs and would stop them hitting animals to control and train them.

Like many other mayors, Ms. Miner blamed the state government for passing unreasonable costs, like pensions and other mandates, on to municipal governments.

1. Ensure the full implementation of the services directive across the EU. 2. Ensure data protection rules don't place unreasonable costs on business.

Allinson, who sat next to Cameron at the Newspaper Society lunch, argued that her company could not afford the "completely unreasonable" costs to see the deal through.

HSBC is considering leaving Britain to return to Hong Kong because it is so fed up with what it sees as unreasonable costs heaped on the banking sector.