Sentence examples for legitimate costs from inspiring English sources

The amount, he said, was grossly inflated above the legitimate costs of security.

"It is the legitimate costs of having a constituency home to do my job.

Legitimate costs of the program, she said, can be handled by spreading the tax credits offered over several budget years.

At the Paris peace talks of 1919, President Woodrow Wilson was very clear that there should be no punitive fines on the losers, only legitimate costs.

"I don't think the public will be upset by legitimate costs, nor are potential terrorists going to be given information they don't already have.

It is dishonest to add up all these legitimate costs, throw in the salary, and then imply that the MP gets to take it all home.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association said the proposal would impede what it described as legitimate cost-control measures.

One of Columbia's difficulties, ironically, is that its non-profit competitors have lately been learning and applying many of its own legitimate cost-saving techniques (see article).

"The cable industry raises rates to make more money, to cross subsidize its data and telephone businesses and to pass through legitimate cost increases," he said.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 28 — The American company says it was a legitimate cost of doing business in China, the price it had to pay to help secure a large software contract with one of China's biggest banks.

Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis said the retailer is already seeing inflation in certain food categories, particularly pork, but is only willing to tolerate pricing increases from suppliers faced with "legitimate" cost pressures.