substantial expense
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsubstantialandexpense
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substantial
adjective
uk/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/us/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
large in size, value, ...
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expense
noun
uk/ɪkˈspens/us/ɪkˈspens/
the use of money, time, ...
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(Definition ofsubstantialandexpensefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Of course this means asubstantialexpenserunning into millions of euros but one cannot compromise with security measures.
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He will have to prove that he conducted the funeral in the proper manner, and incurredsubstantialexpense.
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It does not do anyone any good to force them to take that step and perhaps incursubstantialexpense.
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If it closed, that would have to be rebuilt atsubstantialexpense.
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The election address is his onlysubstantialexpense.
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It takes time and trouble to appear for a poor person, and, very often, solicitors incursubstantialexpensewhich they can never hope to recover.
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I think that it will merely cause delay andsubstantialexpense.
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But even this restricted coverage could not be achieved unless a number of existing mobile radio services were to be moved at verysubstantialexpense.
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My point on this is that, inevitably, many of the repairs necessary on waterways are ofsubstantialexpenseby their very nature.
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Anyone taking that action requires exceptional determination and facessubstantialexpense.
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That leaves no necessary orsubstantialexpenseon the subject at all.
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An employer should not be put to what could be quitesubstantialexpenseas a result of the wrongful conduct of a seaman.
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Perhaps we should say that it is the firstsubstantialexpenseon a project.
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For a private citizen, there is possibly the risk of futile butsubstantialexpenseif he decides to take his case further.
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That means that their journey to the weekly football match represents asubstantialexpenseon fares as well as the expense of admission to the match.
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I recently calculated that if an owner wants some slight repair done, such as two new slates on a roof, it will run him into quitesubstantialexpense.
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And be it remembered they are all items which involvesubstantialexpenseand for the payment of which it is very difficult now to find the revenue.
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Travelling between these regions is difficult and an exceptional occurrence, requiring a justification for officials, a great deal of time and sometimessubstantialexpense.
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In the case of both tombstones and altars, officers are disproportionately represented, due to thesubstantialexpenseof such monuments.
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Krarup mentions that he can not have been entirely destitute, as the publishing of such a book would likely be asubstantialexpensewith little monetary reward.
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