escalating cost

collocation in English

meaningsofescalateandcost

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escalate
verb
uk
/ˈes.kə.leɪt/us
/ˈes.kə.leɪt/
to become or make something become greater or ...
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cost
noun
uk
/kɒst/us
/kɑːst/
the amount of money needed to buy, do, or ...
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(Definition ofescalateandcostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With theescalatingcostof oil.
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The history ever since has been one ofescalatingcost.
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We have not yet heard the last word about theescalatingcostof fuel.
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We have had so much experience now of the constantlyescalatingcostof these grandiose projects.
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They do not need to be put off by any fear ofescalatingcost.
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The gravest problems in the field of housing are undoubtedly twofold; first, the lack of building land; and, secondly, theescalatingcostof land.
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Theescalatingcostof animal feeding stuffs and of production, especially since last spring, has caused a dramatic drop in confidence.
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It has covered every aspect of our proposals—from theescalatingcostof the state earnings-related pension scheme to local schemes in housing benefit.
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Given theescalatingcostof that ruinously expensive project, will he now agree that we may have another debate on this issue?
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I do not think that that can be denied, with the tremendouslyescalatingcostof equipment, so who can say what the final cost will be?
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We share with a number of industrialised societies concern at theescalatingcostof health care and the need to make more effective use of scarce resources.
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The one constant in the aviation industry at the time wasescalatingcost, which has continued to today.
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However, theescalatingcostof fighter aircraft meant that add-on pods for this purpose were a more economical alternative.
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I certainly think that we have to tackle theescalatingcostof the sheepmeat regime because it has virtually doubled in three years and is now nearly 1.7 million ecus.
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The challenges for the workforce of the future are; the labour shortfall, pressures for innovation,escalatingcostof human resources and the new work life meaning.
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With theescalatingcostof fossil fuels and the dependence on crude oil as the primary source of energy for automobiles, it has become increasingly important to develop synthetic fuels.
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At the beginning of the movie he is betrayed during a bank robbery by his three henchmen who are tired of theescalatingcostand danger of each successive heist.
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