It is prohibitively expensive. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : prohibitive prices. From Dictionary.com.
I agree entry costs are high, but I disagree that they will remain prohibitively so for much longer. From Wordnik.com. [Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
The researchers pointed out that solutions did not necessarily have to be "prohibitively" expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Engineering News | Home] Reference
Police, noted that if every officer involved in an SIU investigation had a different lawyer it would become "prohibitively" expensive. From Wordnik.com. [MISSISSAUGA - Home] Reference
The '90s, it seems, are a prohibitively nice decade. From Wordnik.com. [Playing To The Squeeze] Reference
And then it started getting prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2004] Reference
It used to be for many of you prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 7, 2007] Reference
But the numbers, the math is prohibitively against her. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2008] Reference
Where fuel costs or rentals are prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2006] Reference
Trade finance simply dried up or became prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [The Most Rapid Trade Growth Is In Asia] Reference
We haven't come across any action that was prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Making Cars With A Conscience] Reference
Could they make prices go even higher, perhaps even prohibitively high?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 1, 2008] Reference
Right now, the cost of covering an employee can be prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2009] Reference
ROBERTS: If it were one person, though, that would be prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 8, 2007] Reference
Now even simple spells could be difficult to obtain or prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [The Misenchanted Sword]
College education, especially at private institutions, is prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Tyler Mahoney: Why I Don't Ditch College: An Entrepreneur's Opinion] Reference
The direct-marketing industry claims the regulations would be prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [How Did They Get My Name?] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Transplant surgery is very expensive, in most cases prohibitively so. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 13, 2002] Reference
Still, most Americans own neither type of system since they remain prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Are there any tax credits for installing a residential solar-energy system?] Reference
To them, it seemed like a clever but otherwise innocuous idea, and prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Typhoon Season]
Such moves trigger the issue of m ore shares, making an unwanted bid prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes] Reference
Some people really found is prohibitively expensive in years past but not quite true anymore. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 7, 2007] Reference
Shareholder groups have argued that the process is time-consuming and prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [SEC will discuss 'proxy access' rules for shareholders to nominate directors] Reference
Certification does not necessarily mean the services are prohibitively expensive, adds Arnold. From Wordnik.com. [The kitchen makeover: How to avoid a raw deal] Reference
The big battle will likely not be over orphanages (which are prohibitively expensive) but jobs. From Wordnik.com. [Decoding The Contract] Reference
For many merchants, opening and managing an account for credit-card sales is prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Swipe Early, Swipe Often] Reference
Once the company shuts down the ATF program, it could be prohibitively expensive to build another one. From Wordnik.com. [The $93 Billion Dogfight] Reference
The premiums increase as you age, making it prohibitively expensive when you need life insurance the most. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Solin: Your Friendly Life Insurance Agent Could Cost You a Bundle] Reference
The government had extended a subsidy to cover 65% of the cost of the coverage, which can be prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor] Reference
Never mind that it's prohibitively expensive for those of us who aren't royal; it's also difficult just to get to the place. From Wordnik.com. [More Than Just a Tan] Reference
Rebates and tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [NO MORE ELECTRIC BILLS] Reference
Most of the rivers in eastern and northern China are so polluted that making them fit for drinking is prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [BEWARE OF FALLING ICE] Reference
Small toymakers and artisans represented by the Handmade Toy Alliance say the cost of that testing may be prohibitively expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Toymakers and resellers raise concerns over new safety regulations] Reference
He says the structure will replace preWorld War II-era buildings whose poor condition make them prohibitively expensive to maintain. From Wordnik.com. [Housebroken] Reference
In the short term, an airlift could get supplies to the needy in a hurry, but it would be prohibitively expensive over the long term. From Wordnik.com. [In The Grip Of 'The Poor Man's War'] Reference
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