1.  A car of comparable size would cost far more abroad.

2.  A complex dedicated simulator can cost several million pounds and it needs its own crew of skilled operators.

3.  A further hidden cost hinges on the share price the broker is able to offer customers.

4.  A good service May cost more in terms of staffing, but would contribute to a reduction in medical-bed occupancy by providing early assessment.

5.  A good-looking, pre-war pen cost less than a third of its modern cousin, and wrote just as well.

6.  A highly skilled workforce trained in designing and manufacturing high-quality, high value-added products at low cost, with shorter lead times.

7.  A large upper floor in their poor district only cost three guilders a week.

8.  A last-minute blunder cost them the match.

9.  A longer pair for waders and which are prevented from slipping down by an elasticated band, cost a pound more.