Sentence examples for expensive standards from inspiring English sources
The $3.2 billion spent on building or refurbishing 12 stadiums, fitted to the expensive standards of FIFA, world football's discredited governing body, seemed like a provocation.
Doubles from €67 The exposed, thick stone walls of this small pension add a touch of style and class to a place that (by Old Town San Sebastián's expensive standards) is a budget option.
She may also have to deal with protests beyond the polls, argues Michael Reid, The Economist's Americas editor:"The $3.2 billion spent on building or refurbishing 12 stadiums, fitted to the expensive standards of FIFA, world football's discredited governing body, seemed like a provocation.
The Lehrer commission, created in December by Schools Chancellor Harold O. Levy to find ways to improve school construction, said in a report issued yesterday that school construction costs could be reduced by 25 to 30percentto to about $325 per square foot from the current $450 ,through uniform construction, streamlined management and updated and less expensive standards.
The most expensive standard rooms for delegates are a little over $300.
The energy regulator said last month that 66% of all households remained on expensive standard variable tariffs.
It's a nice gesture but, call me cynical, the already expensive standard tariffs are going to stay expensive for this winter".
Ofgem has published its first energy company league table, comparing the most expensive standard tariffs with the cheapest deals on the market to provide "greater transparency to consumers".
Many will now be at the end of their fixed deal and are advised to act quickly to avoid being automatically moved to a more expensive standard tariff.
But with an estimated four-fifths of people stuck on more expensive standard tariffs, loyal customers effectively end up paying for the discount deals.
The energy secretary, Greg Clark, said the table would show consumers where they could save money and would increase transparency for the "millions" of Britons who were overpaying for their gas and electricity by remaining on the expensive standard variable tariffs.
