The project, which began during an era of relatively good relations between the Koreas, combined cheap North Korean labor with the capital and technology of wealthy South Korea.
It was money well spent: where sewers had been built, property prices rose steeply.In north-east Brazil, too, a sewerage system combining cheaper technology and community involvement has proved a runaway success.
In opening the first dollar store, the idea was to combine cheap prices with simplicity.
In Israel, a technology company is combining cheap video cameras with computer-vision algorithms to enable cars to become driverless in certain conditions, for example, on motorways.
Equally the mix-and-match, democratic dream of modern fashion – that combining cheap high-street clothes with designer and vintage pieces can look eclectic and fresh, rather than jarring – only works if you get the basics right.
Britain is trying to stay ahead of the curve by developing the Zephyr high-altitude "pseudo-satellite", a solar-powered surveillance drone operating at the edge of space, while the US is developing "swarming UAVs" combining cheap structures with sophisticated electronics, the survey notes.
By combining cheap and popular spending initiatives, high taxes (by American standards) and repeated avowals of the need for restraint, Mr Clinton may have devised a politically feasible way not only to balance the budget but also to keep it balanced.
"We are also totally different from most other digital banking services as we combine cheap international money transfers with our everyday current account.
Combining cheap vintage digital boxes with high-end gear is great; it gives you a really wide palette to draw on".
Anyone can get their cut of the student loan budget by combining cheap alcohol with the day's chart toppers, and a selection of novelty songs that cater to the current university population's desperation to identify as 90s kids. .
