21.   Last summer my daughter had been tended by a college senior who taught her to love mall shopping and video games, and who cost a fortune.

22.   Meanwhile, the trucks hauling waste to faraway landfills are damaging the highways and air as well as costing a fortune.

23.   Of course, this would cost a fortune, and would be a worthy global project for the United Nations and the World Bank.

24.   Our bombing campaign misjudged Milosevic, miscalculated the reaction of the Serbian people, claimed the lives of scores of innocents and cost a fortune.

25.   Pricing varied across the service, so a few hours on CompuServe could cost a fortune if you ventured into certain areas or forums.

26.   She persuaded him to get a fancy sofa from the Decoration and Design Building that cost a fortune and took a full year to arrive.

27.   The contest attracted thousands of creative applicants and won media publicity that might have cost a fortune to replicate in a more traditional search.

28.   The dinner alone must have cost a fortune.

29.   The Gold Club may cost a fortune for some patrons, but it was always a free ride for NBA star Patrick Ewing.

30.   The redesign cost a fortune.