Sentence examples for costly business from inspiring English sources

It is a slow and costly business.

Benevolence is a costly business.

That is a hazardous, messy and costly business, requiring scarce skills.

No longer were commercial banks dependent on the slow, costly business of attracting retail deposits.

Journalism is a costly business, especially if you work for the Foreign desk.

However, travelling to and from Australia has been a gruelling and costly business.

Translation in the EU's headquarters is a complicated – and often costly – business.