The phrase "and costly in the" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to determine its correctness or usability in written English.
It could potentially be used in a context discussing expenses or value, but it needs additional information to clarify its meaning.
Example: "The project was ambitious and costly in the long run, leading to budget overruns."
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Psychotherapy, while more labor-intensive and costly in the short run, can also have profound and enduring therapeutic effects.
Delta sought to reduce retiree benefits because they were "among the most generous and costly in the airline industry," the carrier said.
Although the plane, an F-35 stealth fighter, is one of the most advanced and costly in the world, the one on the golf course is not real.
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But the turnout effort among Democrats this time around has exploded into the most ambitious and costly in the history of this state's presidential caucus system, and it puts on display the sharply diverging strategies the candidates are pursuing as they hurtle toward the first real test of the 2008 campaign.
Gasoline and diesel fuels may probably become limited and costly in the near future.
The problem is particularly challenging — and costly — in California, the only state in the region besides Oregon with a deposit program.
The 2012 child abuse scandal at Miramonte Elementary became the biggest and costliest in the history of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The 2012 child abuse scandal at Miramonte Elementary in South Los Angeles became the biggest and costliest in the history of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
What they will be discovering is that the American way of health coverage is close to the worst and costliest in the developed world.
The venture proved difficult and costly; in 1889 the company collapsed, and large numbers of shareholders were stripped of their savings.
