Sentence examples for terrible expense from inspiring English sources

In a desperate attempt to make the place more attractive to them he had the power company run out poles and wires, a terrible expense and useless, too, as the boys came no more often.

Now a survey of the mass of evidence reveals that the fall of Srebrenica formed part of a policy by the three "great powers" – Britain, France and the US – and by the UN leadership, in pursuit of peace at any price; peace at the terrible expense of Srebrenica, which gathered critical mass from 1994 onwards, and reached its bloody denouement in July 1995.

And it is characterized by messy decision making that involves elaborate political discussions, intense media coverage, a tendency to rely on high-tech missiles and air power (even though they may not get the job done, or only get the job done at terrible expense) and a distaste for the use of ground troops who might actually get killed.

Once a community discovers that it can harass an individual, or a group of individuals, without consequences, the behavior is hard to stop, particularly in stressful times, when identifying a scapegoat can act as a valve to lower pressure -- at a terrible expense.

All of that chaos exacted a terrible price in expenses, talent and morale.

This means that as long as reliability is not terrible, the lowest operating expense is the primary decision driver.

The company wrote that Schmidt received the award "in recognition of his contributions to Google's performance in fiscal year 2013," which is too bad, because I hear 2014 is going to be terrible for stock compensation expenses.

"My view is that he got some terrible advice on the prices, expenses, and scheduling of these flights.

They might lie about tax rises, cheat on their expenses and have terrible breath in the morning, but at least they have the love of a good woman who knows how to make friends with Paris Hilton on Twitter.

More out-of-pocket expenses for individuals, terrible difficulties obtaining coverage if you have a pre-existing condition, and an enormous financial break for larger American businesses.

"It's terrible for the supporters with the expense involved.