Sentence examples for were cost from inspiring English sources
noun
Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
- The total cost of the new complex was an estimated $1.5 million.
The board's criteria were cost, aesthetics, and effectiveness.
They were also able to load up on options because accounting rules allowed them to be treated as though they were cost free and needn't be expensed.
The union said some authorities had unacceptably low levels of funding yet have to respond to a complex range of needs that were cost intensive.
For years now, they have been produced by manufacturers whose only imperatives were cost, and satisfying a growing pile of regulations.
The five criteria for evaluations were cost, building weight, carbon footprint, mechanical strength and thermal performance.
"Until now, small business finance options were cost prohibitive and inefficient — and only a limited number of people met wealth or income thresholds that allowed them to invest".
Paul Noon, the general secretary of Prospect, said the cuts were cost-driven.
Paolo Cantarella, Fiat's chief executive, said the companies were "cost-side allied, revenue-side competitors".
In the past, most Brazilian construction contracts were "cost-plus", meaning builders never learnt to plan.
Well, we would expect a big blow to industries that were cost-sensitive and highly exposed to foreign markets.
Time will tell whether investments were cost-effective.
