enormous expense

collocation in English

meaningsofenormousandexpense

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enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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expense
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspens/us
/ɪkˈspens/
the use of money, time, ...
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(Definition ofenormousandexpensefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Houses have been bulldozed that were built less than 20 years ago atenormousexpense.
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I find in this document, compiled atenormousexpense, every category, real or imagined—some unreal and unimagined—of exports and imports.
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Instead of tackling the causes, we tend to spend more money on providing hostel or bed-and-breakfast accommodation, atenormousexpenseto the taxpayer.
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That would be anenormousexpense, but it is one possibility.
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I am very dubious whether theenormousexpenseincurred in preparing and delivering the polling card has really been justified.
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Coal is produced atenormousexpenseof human effort.
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The reason for that is theenormousexpenseof an appeal.
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We want to preserve access to all these open lungs without the local authorities having to go to theenormousexpenseof providing paths.
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This is a costly affair, involving the country inenormousexpenseas well as creating misery and degradation.
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Much of the land has gone back because of the flooding, and periodically anenormousexpenseis involved in restoring land.
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Whatever we may like, we must face theenormousexpense, the enormous amount of extra people, extra help and trained help, which we should need.
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That is not only anenormousexpense, but it is extraordinary when a 60-mile road journey can be made.
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Is it to be refrigerated atenormousexpense?
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It is involving the country inenormousexpense.
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I personally believe that it could not long have success, even were we to face theenormousexpensethat would be involved in adopting it.
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And afterenormousexpensea proposal can be made, fought through a variety of procedure, and, after all, withdrawn as purely nugatory.
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Sometimes it is said that higher speed would entailenormousexpensein strengthening bridges.
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It would simply mean anenormousexpense, and an unnecessary one.
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But it is not a matter which is going to lead to veryenormousexpensein any case.
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Our heritage was acquired atenormousexpenseto us as a nation; its value is incalculable, and much is irreplaceable.
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