"It seems expensive for a dog," Ms. Phoenix said.
As Mr Saloner explains, many companies resist innovation partly because it seems expensive, and partly because they cannot bear to destroy their existing, successful business model.
"I was like a broken record at this point — 'It's O.K. but not big enough; it seems expensive.' " They saw sunny showpiece apartments on high floors with great views, she said, but "this is not how I want to spend our money".
(Though, again, it seems expensive: $400).
The acquisition is an exceedingly smart move to equip Pandora for the future, even if it seems expensive.
I asked my father why he was no longer listening to music, and was shocked to discover that his CD player had been broken for more than a year, and that he had put off replacing it because a new one seemed expensive.
It might seem expensive, but it could save pharmaceutical companies a lot of money.
It may seem expensive, but it's probably the last case you'll ever need to buy for several years.
It may seem expensive at first, but it's still cheaper than doing the same thing in-house.
It may seem expensive, but believe me, when we see those medals, it will all be worth it: those fuckers fetch an absolute ton down at Cash 4 My Gold.
