(1) The repairs will not only be costly but will also take a considerable amount of time to complete.

(2) It was considered to be too costly to repair and was offered for sale and removal.

(3) Even putting together a bid, with no guarantee of success, would be costly .

(4) The more places help and support are available, the greater their chances of kicking the costly habit.

(5) When is somebody going to take responsibility for these costly failures and mistakes?

(6) It could prove a costly mistake and mean the difference between community service and prison.

(7) Being able to prevent costly repairs is crucial on such expensive machinery.

(8) This scared her because she feared not following through might one day be costly in terms of her job.

(9) It is also a pity that, after such a fine career, he made such a costly error.

(10) This will teach him very early in life that some mistakes are costly and cannot afford to be made again.

(11) Many people are going to find it is too costly to apply to the university of their choice.

(12) Such knowledge could save them from some costly misunderstandings and mistakes.

(13) It's a costly ritual, and one that I begrudge, but it beats my woeful attempts with a needle and thread.

(14) The problem with this argument is that the managerial regime is still relatively costly in two ways.

(15) With hindsight it might have been a costly mistake but we put the education of our students first and foremost.

(16) As in real life, a managerial appointment made in haste could end up being financially costly in the long run.

(17) Mistakes also tend to figure highly and sometimes those mistakes can prove to be very costly .

(18) It seems the council missed out on an opportunity and made a costly mistake.

(19) There can be a question mark over access to the property and it could prove impossible or costly to try to cover all the options.

(20) He later admitted his decision to try and drive the green on the third was a costly mistake.