Sentences with phrase «at a steep cost»

Unfortunately, this protection comes at a steep cost.

But it trades ownership of the book at a steep cost.

As is tradition, it changes the appearance of any woman who wears it, at the steep cost of providing only a single +1 defence point.

Also, the flexibility to increase the cover value for important life stages does not come at a steep cost.

They won, though at a steep cost.

There's no specific look or résumé for a whistleblower, that freethinking individual who publicly exposes misconduct or dishonesty within a cohesive group, often at a steep cost to his or her own reputation.

But the benefits of increasingly powerful data centers come at a steep cost in energy usage: as much as 61 billion kilowatt - hours in the U.S. alone — 1.5 percent of the country's entire electricity consumption.

Tracing the history of food production in the United States, the film charts how farming has gone from local and sustainable to a corporate Frankenstein monster that offers cheap eggs, meat, and dairy at a steep cost: the exploitation of animals; the risky use of antibiotics and hormones; and the pollution of our air, soil, and water.

You will have to pay for the coverage, generally at a steep cost, but it will cost you less to pay for special insurance for many years than to be faced with replacing your home and property out of your own bank account.

Yet that service comes at a steep cost.

Skeptics may argue that digital nomads are just taking a permanent vacation — at a steep cost.

But opting out can come at a steep cost, especially for schools with a high percentage of students on free and reduced lunch programs.

There are many different carriers on the market and although some can come at a steep cost, the safety of your baby is always worth the extra expense.

The «no excuses» approach, they say, amounts to a paternalistic culture of test preparation that detracts from real learning and comes at a steep cost to social and emotional health.

SD cards can be purchased on the go if necessary, but they will likely come at a steeper cost.

«The original sign - up bonus helped get the card industry press and market penetration, but at a steep cost,» says Sean McQuay, NerdWallet credit card expert.

But this second chance can come at a steep cost.

This comes at a steep cost.

And, as evidenced by the devastating fires in California this summer and fall, these events lead to loss of life and property and come at a steep cost to taxpayers.

Sure, the pizza place could sell through Uber Eats — but at a steep cost.

It's not cheap - at $ 299.99 / # 269.99 convenience and peace of mind come at a steep cost.

But, as fellow Fool Jordan Wathen recently pointed out, this convenience comes at a steep cost.

Trading up from two bedrooms to three in high - priced markets, however, comes at a steeper cost: above average at $ 2,224 more each month in San Jose, Calif.; $ 1,660 more in San Francisco, Calif.; $ 1,033 more in Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim, Calif.; $ 928 more in San Diego, Calif.; and $ 601 more in Denver, Colo..