Costlier

If truth-in-advertising laws applied to politics, however, you'd have to replace the word "clean" with "costlier" - which is why this agenda is actually very bad news for jobs and the economy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This has meant lost orders, delays, or a scramble for alternatives, such as costlier air freight. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But are the people ready to accept their share of the 'costlier' green agenda? ❋ Unknown (2009)

"costlier" than what Bangladesh gets from elsewhere, a newspaper Sunday claimed. ❋ Ians (2010)

The dollar has risen 19% against the Indian rupee since April 2011, making imports costlier. ❋ Saurabh Chaturvedi (2012)

While small cars form the biggest chunk of the industry's sales, costlier segments such as sport utility vehicles have quickly gained popularity over the last few years due to higher personal income levels and a preference for leisure driving. ❋ Anirban Chowdhury (2011)

Defaulting on bond debt could damage a municipality's credit rating and make it costlier or even impossible to borrow for future projects. ❋ Justin Scheck (2011)

Traditional banks, for their part, are making it costlier for existing customers to take some of their money elsewhere. ❋ Robin Sidel (2011)

And certainly targeted cash transfers are preferable to far costlier and more distorting policies, such as export bans or general food subsidies, that, as visiting fellow Nora Lustig pointed out, push the adjustment off on international markets and further exacerbate global price pressures. ❋ Kimberly Ann Elliott (2011)

Moving factories inland could prove costlier than staying put because companies may have to pay more in shipping costs. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The wholesale price index for food articles increased 1.5% from the previous week to 191.3 as fruits, vegetables, egg and milk turned costlier. ❋ Anant Vijay Kala (2011)

That way, when demand for power was especially high, newer, costlier plants would be able to sell at least some power at very high prices. ❋ Rebecca Smith (2011)

This enraged other agents who had long flourished on fat commissions from costlier policies, typically a percentage of the premium. ❋ Leslie Scism (2011)

In the immediate future, bankers say, airlines in the region will have to be more creative in how they fund future airline purchases as financing becomes scarcer and costlier due to the worsening global economy. ❋ Alex Delmar-Morgan (2011)

And while these new passive models help address one common complaint about the current crop of active 3D sets—namely, the need for bulkier, costlier active-shutter 3D glasses—these newer sets aren't without their own issues. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The company will, however, import the Mini brand to India from the U.K. That would make the Mini models costlier as India's government levies taxes in excess of 100% on cars that are imported. ❋ Nikhil Gulati (2012)

These new LCD TVs, already announced by Vizio and LG Electronics, use lightweight, inexpensive polarized 3D glasses, like the ones you get in most movie theaters, instead of the bulkier and costlier active-shutter glasses required by the current crop of 3D TVs. ❋ Unknown (2011)