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The bond markets took fright, pushing up the risk premiums on Greek borrowing to exorbitant levels and triggering a spiral of panic and brinkmanship that engulfed Ireland and Portugal and exposed the flimsy foundations of the common currency.
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There has been no great controversy over Capello's earnings in Russia, however, with the country accustomed to paying international managers such as Dick Advocaat and Guus Hiddink exorbitant salaries.
What breaks Coshelle's heart even more is that not even Dionte – a quiet, smart, well-dressed kid whose mom made sure he went to school and church – could escape the same plight of so many black men in America who face such exorbitant violence from police and from their communities.
I cannot see, for example, that anything positive is going to come of draining resources out of Aboriginal Legal Services when we are still incarcerated at exorbitant rates, nor any benefits to Family Violence Prevention services when Aboriginal women are still 45 times more likely to experience family violence.
And all the rest of us would be richer, as we would not be being charged so much by our banks to allow them to pay those exorbitant salaries and bonuses.
Multi-billion-dollar capital projects amount to huge, long-term bets by the big five that exorbitant costs associated with unlocking hydrocarbon reserves in some of the most inaccessible locations on the planet can eventually be recouped and converted into profits.
He remembers when he was instructed not to sell short manteaus years ago, "but then [storeowners] started selling them behind the counter" for exorbitant prices, Hadi says.
Their hatred of banks is compounded by the fact that these same businesses refuse to lend money to small enterprises, have withdrawn overdrafts to customers and charge exorbitant fees to those going into the red or even sending out a letter or statement.
Even during the latter years of the celtic tiger boom, Lee warned of wasted opportunities, lack of social investment and an exorbitant property market that could, and eventually would, be the downfall of the Irish economic miracle.
This type of risk is especially grave in Africa, where civil strife is more common and landlocked countries often have to reroute trade at exorbitant cost.
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The adjective "exorbitant " primarily functions as a pre-modifier, directly describing nouns associated with cost or price, as verified by Ludwig. It emphasizes that these costs significantly exceed reasonable limits.
Expression frequency: Very common
