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The price was prohibitive. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I think that you'll find the word 'prohibitive' is an understatement. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Finds The Metric System Too Hard To Implement for Constellation - NASA Watch] Reference
The intent, however, was to make the taxes and terms prohibitive to all non-medical use. From Wordnik.com. [Adirondack Daily Enterprise] Reference
Who now could deny that it would be folly to oppose the resources of ordinary warfare to those of what might be called prohibitive warfare. From Wordnik.com. [The Great War Syndicate] Reference
"But they are not danger-prohibitive, meaning they're not so dangerous one shouldn't ride.". From Wordnik.com. [Charles Karel Bouley: Marine's Deaths Focus Pentagon and Civilians on Motorcycle Safety] Reference
Caterpillar, though, faced a Chinese tariff on the generator sales that was "prohibitive," Mr. Connaughton says. From Wordnik.com. [Climate-Control Talks to Address] Reference
That way she could enforce her trademark protection in a way that wasn't "prohibitive" to the community, she said. From Wordnik.com. [Leisure World residents might have to pay for name, globe] Reference
The cost of replacing the current energy infrastructure with alternatives would be "prohibitive" in the short term, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Saudi Arabia Oil Minister Warns of 'Nightmare Scenario'] Reference
"The cost is kind of prohibitive at this point," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking News: CBS News] Reference
Mr Walker said the PRS was asking for a "prohibitive" rise in the cost of a new license. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
But lawyers warned that the result cold prove "prohibitive" for future training missions. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Overall, the system was available only 64% of the time, the report said, and would require "prohibitive" maintenance and upkeep. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
"prohibitive," although the expanded service would be beneficial to the state. From Wordnik.com. [| INFORUM | Fargo, ND] Reference
If that's prohibitive, then it isn't a very good idea. From Wordnik.com. [Small Caps Here, Small Caps There] Reference
Microsoft's per-copy charges, they say, are prohibitive. From Wordnik.com. [The United States versus Bill Gates] Reference
Without the backing of a label, that cost was prohibitive. From Wordnik.com. [Funded By Mob Money] Reference
The odds against success in all, or even most, are prohibitive. From Wordnik.com. [A High Risk Presidency] Reference
The insurer can avoid taking you by quoting a prohibitive price. From Wordnik.com. [Health Plans: Not Always Safe] Reference
The prohibitive cost of developing the technology and the vehicles. From Wordnik.com. [BMW Hydrogen 7 - Behind the wheel] Reference
"It is the cost that has become prohibitive and that's what we need to address.". From Wordnik.com. [Sharron Angle: 'Nothing Wrong With Our Health Care System' (VIDEO)] Reference
For others, travel expenses can be prohibitive to people already tackling medical costs. From Wordnik.com. [RBS Sempra Director Puts Pilot's License to Good Use] Reference
So the American women enter the Games as prohibitive favorites in softball's Olympic debut. From Wordnik.com. [Good As Gold] Reference
Recently our costs have become prohibitive, and we are seeking new sources for our supplies. From Wordnik.com. [A Secret Mission On the Streets] Reference
The cost is prohibitive in many parts of the world, but researchers have identified an alternative. From Wordnik.com. [Heart Attack Capital] Reference
It shows itself in blogs and filtered portals and in the prohibitive prices for an hour of surfing the WWW. From Wordnik.com. [Yoani Sanchez: Internal and External Walls Block Cubans From Internet Sites] Reference
He'd been looking at film-grade cameras in the backs of trade magazines and found them to be cost prohibitive. From Wordnik.com. [Sack of Bastards: A Condensed History] Reference
According to Executive Director Gail Kohn, about 40 members have physical challenges that make stairs prohibitive. From Wordnik.com. [Stairs can pose a problem as you get older, so take steps now to ease the climb] Reference
She'd be a prohibitive favorite if we didn't suspect that Amy learned a dirty trick or two during her prison stint. From Wordnik.com. ['Battle Of The Bad Girls' Isn't A Bad Idea] Reference
The big Mercedes-Benz S550 is a wonderful car that does every thing well, but is just too cost prohibitive for most. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Picks: Luxury sedans] Reference
Should Chamco face cost-prohibitive tariffs on its Chinese imports, U. S.-market models could be sourced from Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese trucks soon to be on the American menu] Reference
But they will turn on for one last look at Holyfield, whom oddsmakers have established as a prohibitive 18-1 underdog. From Wordnik.com. [Nice Man, Nasty Business] Reference
The Holbrooke team also was optimistic that U.S. military force could be inserted into the region without prohibitive risk. From Wordnik.com. [A Grip--But No Grins] Reference
Indy, the prohibitive Super Bowl favorite, was out, its most ignominious stumble in a string of postseason disappointments. From Wordnik.com. [Play it Again, NFL] Reference
The 54-year-old pediatrician turned politician will enter a presidential-runoff election next month as the prohibitive favorite. From Wordnik.com. [An Unlikely Pioneer] Reference
The Vespa 150 was nice enough in terms of comfort, but its cost is prohibitive and the performance was sub-par for that price tag. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Picks: Scooters and motorcycles] Reference
Behavioral economics is also behind the new push for prohibitive taxes on cigarettes, trans-fat-rich foods, and dirty energy usage. From Wordnik.com. [May the Best Theory Win] Reference
Too often you see that raw timber or cocoa beans are imported duty-free, but furniture and chocolate bars face prohibitive tariffs. From Wordnik.com. [The Most Rapid Trade Growth Is In Asia] Reference
Even if you could find thousands of people willing to follow the regimen, the cost of treating and tracking them would be prohibitive. From Wordnik.com. [Whom Can You Believe?] Reference
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