Sentence examples for ministers cost from inspiring English sources

The taxpayer gets a bad return on ineffective ministers, but even good ministers cost them millions with their activity and energy.

This new "coalition" has already approved expanding the number of ministers, costing Israelis citizens millions more, just to drive fancier cars, have secretaries and get a title; 'Minister'.

They have submitted [to ministers] cost-numbers on power from tidal lagoons that are roughly 800% higher than all the previous studies of tidal lagoon power conducted by UK engineering giant WS Atkins and corroborated by AEA Technology, Ofgem and Rothschild Bank.

Liam Byrne, the shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, said: "We were assured by ministers that costs wouldn't rise.

According to Christine Lagarde, the French economy minister, the cost of flour accounts for just 5% of the cost of a loaf of bread.

What the former war minister did cost him and his family dearly, but he did more than enough in the rest of his life to redeem himself.

The accident, which was described as "Brazil's worst environmental disaster" by one cabinet minister, could cost the company and its partner – BHP Billiton – billions, not just for the clean-up and compensation, but to strengthen evidently inadequate safety standards.

Khodorkovsky and his supporters have strenuously denied allegations against him, claiming he is a political prisoner whose outspoken criticism of prime minister Vladimir Putin cost him his freedom.

"Every day that goes by without doing that," says the prime minister, "the costs mount.

Ministers said the cost of commissioners and police and crime panels would be no greater than the cost of running existing police authorities.

The signature cost ministers nothing.