1.   However, all this makes the Rolls a more costly proposition if it needs repairing.

2.   Appealing to local tastes is a costly proposition, however.

3.   But for smaller investors, volatility makes getting in and out of stocks a very costly proposition.

4.   But the company would also have to make an undetermined investment in its refinery to make the fuel, something that could be a costly proposition.

5.   Buying the Bucs and moving them to Baltimore could be a costly proposition for Angelos.

6.   Conferees heard a presentation from the McKinley Group of Sausalito, Calif., which has staff people do its ratings, a costly proposition.

7.   Even though trading in NASDAQ stocks can be a costly proposition, Worth acknowledges, shunning all NASDAQ stocks is not a realistic option.

8.   For Murdoch, who does not have a broadcast news division to plunder, the Fox cable channel is a more costly proposition.

9.   For those companies that claim the deductions, sponsoring the Games suddenly becomes a far more costly proposition.

10.   Getting the pictures into the computer can still be a costly proposition.