expensive option
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexpensiveandoption
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expensive
adjective
uk/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/us/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
costing a lot ...
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option
noun
uk/ˈɒp.ʃən/us/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make ...
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(Definition ofexpensiveandoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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On the face of it, the latter appears to be a lessexpensiveoption.
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Another possibility would be the primate model, but this is anexpensiveoptionwith a very low yield in terms of offspring produced.
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For some species, such as mice, the production of inbred strains prior to the establishment of a genemapping study is possible, although it is a relatively slow andexpensiveoption.
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Statin therapy is anexpensiveoptionand should not represent a first choice in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
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It is not a free option: it is an extremelyexpensiveoption.
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She was told only of the mostexpensiveoption: solicitors.
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It is the leastexpensiveoption, and is achievable, so will make the greatest difference.
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It should also recognise that new road building is the mostexpensiveoptionin both environmental and financial terms.
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It is obvious that long-term residential care will be anexpensiveoption, and we cannot afford to neglect the necessity to obtain value for money.
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It is clear that that is a veryexpensiveoptionand there is no difficulty in calculating the cost of the operation.
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They can be a prettyexpensiveoption, so affordability is an issue.
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The mostexpensiveoptionconsidered was to continue the current system of a fragmented approach to military music.
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I hope that this lessexpensiveoptionwill show that so far as we possibly can we wish to help.
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My naive intention, having read that the curator bonis can be quite anexpensiveoption, was that appointing another financial adviser might be cheaper.
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The planet's ultimatums are absolute, and it is the mostexpensiveoptionof all to water down and postpone emission reductions.
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For many years landfill was seen as the easiest and leastexpensiveoption.
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Effective enforcement may involve satellite monitoring, which is admittedly anexpensiveoption.
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So renovation of existing property is a good idea, although on the surface it is the moreexpensiveoption.
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I have made it clear that, where environmental benefits justify it, we have gone for a moreexpensiveoption.
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