expensive commodity

collocation in English

meaningsofexpensiveandcommodity

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expensive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
costing a lot ...
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commodity
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/us
/kəˈmɑː.də.t̬i/
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, ...
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(Definition ofexpensiveandcommodityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A good quality screen large enough for clear display to a whole class is currently a rare andexpensivecommodity.
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It is now flagstone which is a limited andexpensivecommodity.
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There is no incentive for jettisoning fuel illegally—it is anexpensivecommodity.
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The price of energy is rising; it is anexpensivecommodity, and that is why people's rights have to be guaranteed.
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I would only say that independence is becoming not only a veryexpensivecommoditybut a very expensive luxury.
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The man who has to sort letters and deliver them is a veryexpensivecommodity.
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But independence is becoming a veryexpensivecommodity.
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Fish is an extremelyexpensivecommodityto catch in terms of fuel.
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It is well understood that manpower in the services is now a veryexpensivecommodity.
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It all costs money and takes teachers' time, which is an extremely scarce andexpensivecommodity.
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Some of the pundits predict that fish may soon become anexpensivecommodityif it is to be obtained from the sea by present-day methods.
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Swimming baths, of course, can be anexpensivecommodity, and the public have the right to use them if we can possibly manage it.
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Housing is anexpensivecommodityand help should be given to those who need it.
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After all, motorways are a veryexpensivecommodity.
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Justice is anexpensivecommodityand beyond the reach of many people if they cannot get legal aid.
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The smallness of the rise which the dairy farmers are to receive is a severe setback to them, because milk is the mostexpensivecommodityof all in labour costs.
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Houses are anexpensivecommodity.
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Manpower is a basic butexpensivecommodity.
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Water has now become a veryexpensivecommoditybecause water charges are based on the rateable value of the property and not the amount of water that customers are using.
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At the same time there should be every attempt to make sure that the public realise that water is anexpensivecommodityand is not to be taken for granted.
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