Sentence examples for usual cost from inspiring English sources

Alexander McQueen shirts, for example, went for $100 — outside my price range but a fraction of their usual cost; women's clothing and shoes from similarly fancy brands were usually at least 75 percent off as well.

The company references manufacturer recommendations as well as car service records to determine what usually needs to be done, and has part pricing data to estimate the usual cost.

Life insurance at 500% of the usual cost?

Some become Waldorf teachers so that their children can attend at half the usual cost.

The first episode of "Smith" cost $7 million, roughly double the usual cost of a television premiere.

The production wound up costing $1,500 instead of $40,000, the usual cost of a play, Mr. Minkow said.

Companies "are taking the usual cost-trend reduction measures, but more of them are doing it," said Beth Umland, director of health and benefits research at Mercer, the consulting firm.

Getting local pricing data along these lines is difficult, though, since the usual cost-of-living measures are based on the basket of goods that the typical consumer purchases, not the high-income consumer.

Personal invoices from Bouvier, covering what he called his frais habituels — his usual costs — arrived separately.

The move cost its organizers, Sanford L. Smith & Associates, $75,000 on top of the usual costs, Mr. Smith said.

On top of debt repayments and interest payments, Greece has to cover the usual costs of pensions and salaries for the public sector.