Sentence examples for steeper cost from inspiring English sources

He would prefer to see those tickets handed out to bird feeders, at a steeper cost: a thousand bucks.

Scientists also hope to use tests for oil-eating bacteria to detect the presence of contamination, avoiding the steeper cost of taking direct measurements of oil.

But studies in recent years have shown robotic surgery performs no better than traditional surgery — even though it comes at a steeper cost to the overall health-care system.

The point is, right now there are city enforcement agents that are out on the streets giving homeowners hundred-dollar tickets for gum wrappers in front of their homes". He would prefer to see those tickets handed out to bird feeders, at a steeper cost: a thousand bucks.

But analysts says aluminum demand from Brazil, Russia, India and China coupled with lower Chinese exports of aluminum and a higher and steeper cost curve will benefit aluminum producers.

Smaller countries face a steeper cost of providing public goods, and their small internal markets do not allow to reach maximum efficiency in the production of private goods (except if they enjoy the proximity to a large integrated market such as the European single market).

Mr. Freeh said he needed to "set fair and competitive salaries" to keep the employees from departing and avoid forcing him to hire outside accountants at much steeper costs.

If you want to deter crime, it seems that you'd want to lengthen prison sentences so that criminals would face steeper costs for breaking the law.

His independent stance also carried a potentially steep cost.

Staying closed on Sundays can come at a steep cost.

For sellers, liquidity comes at a steep cost.