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expensive commodity

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meanings of expensiveand commodity


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expensive
adjective
uk /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ us /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
costing a lot ...
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commodity
noun[C]
uk /kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/ us /kəˈmɑː.də.t̬i/
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, ...
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Examples of expensive commodity


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A good quality screen large enough for clear display to a whole class is currently a rare and expensivecommodity.
It is now flagstone which is a limited and expensivecommodity.
There is no incentive for jettisoning fuel illegally—it is an expensivecommodity.
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The price of energy is rising; it is an expensivecommodity, and that is why people's rights have to be guaranteed.
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I would only say that independence is becoming not only a very expensivecommodity but a very expensive luxury.
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The man who has to sort letters and deliver them is a very expensivecommodity.
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But independence is becoming a very expensivecommodity.
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Fish is an extremely expensivecommodity to catch in terms of fuel.
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It is well understood that manpower in the services is now a very expensivecommodity.
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It all costs money and takes teachers' time, which is an extremely scarce and expensivecommodity.
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Some of the pundits predict that fish may soon become an expensivecommodity if it is to be obtained from the sea by present-day methods.
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Swimming baths, of course, can be an expensivecommodity, and the public have the right to use them if we can possibly manage it.
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Housing is an expensivecommodity and help should be given to those who need it.
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After all, motorways are a very expensivecommodity.
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Justice is an expensivecommodity and beyond the reach of many people if they cannot get legal aid.
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The smallness of the rise which the dairy farmers are to receive is a severe setback to them, because milk is the most expensivecommodity of all in labour costs.
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Houses are an expensivecommodity.
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Manpower is a basic but expensivecommodity.
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Water has now become a very expensivecommodity because water charges are based on the rateable value of the property and not the amount of water that customers are using.
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At the same time there should be every attempt to make sure that the public realise that water is an expensivecommodity and is not to be taken for granted.
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