expensive model

collocation in English

meaningsofexpensiveandmodel

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expensive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
us
/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
costing a lot ...
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model
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒd.əl/
us
/ˈmɑː.dəl/
something that a copy can be based on because it is an extremely good example of ...
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(Definition ofexpensiveandmodelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lady signs a form committing herself to considerable expense in buying the moreexpensivemodel.
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Over the £1,000 level we have only eight firms making these cars, and three other firms have a singleexpensivemodel.
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After a demonstration in the house these are seen to be worthless, but alongside the cheap model which does not work is anexpensivemodelwhich does work.
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But, of course, we know that that is an extremelyexpensivemodeland it exacerbates the divorce between industry and education and training, which we all want to stop.
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The disadvantages with this approach are in theexpensivemodelbuilding.
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It is the mostexpensivemodelin the company's lineup.
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One means of further improving computational speed is to employ surrogate models in place of the computationally expensive models.
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However, her assumptions are based on the most expensive models.
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Other manufacturers are in the process of launching new and increasingly expensive models.
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It is looking to the centralised and expensive models of music and opera.
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We have independent suspension at the front, and new developments such as disc brakes, air suspension and automatic transmission are spoken of in the more expensive models.
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Their resolution is considerably lower than that of optical cameras, mostly 160x120 or 320x240 pixels, up to 640x512 for the most expensive models.
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However, less expensive models often have only one reed per note.
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They also had brass bushings pressed into the arms in place of the plastic used on less expensive models.
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The more expensive models are now fitted with disc brakes.
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Designers of expensive models attempt to position the trigger frame forward towards the center, or slightly forward of center of the body on speedball-oriented markers.
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Over 450 models of car are currently available to lease with no advance payment larger or more expensive models may entail this additional cost.
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More expensive models may have a broader range of sensitivity.
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