Sentences with phrase «takes exorbitant»

That always takes an exorbitant amount of time.

It still takes an exorbitant amount of energy to mine cryptocurrency, not to mention how clogged the network would become if a significant number of nodes, miners or bitcoin developers suddenly lost internet access.

This is typical of you, by the way, since you already watch college football, a violent sport in which the labor is underpaid, management takes exorbitant salaries, and the playing field is anything but level for most companies.

If you take exorbitant risks, you'll likely make a lot of money — but you're probably more likely to lose a lot of money too as soon as the winds shift.

«It took an exorbitant amount of time,» he says.

They take an exorbitant amount of work to wear down their daily energy needs.

After the SCC decisions, it was no longer permissible for some provinces to have «longer - arm» statutes than others, and to take exorbitant jurisdiction.

Not exact matches

Third - party contracting firm benefits aren't only less generous, but the exorbitant Silicon Valley housing prices and rents make life as a contractor so difficult workers from contract companies often can't afford to elect a benefits package, because doing so will take too much out of their paycheck.

When we were ready to take the leap, we were looking for a traditional brick and mortar store in Washington, DC but frankly, the cost to lease a storefront was exorbitant.

Retail customers are in desperate need of a platform that delivers more favorable rates that takes away current providers» exorbitant fees, some of which are hidden in the rates on offer.

The costs of taking a suit to trial are exorbitant.

The modern definition of usury is the taking of interest at an excessive or exorbitant rate.

I took them with me to work and the one thing I noticed there was that they smelled exorbitantly of peanuts — and I do mean exorbitant!!

«I feel that sportswriters are being bombarded by lobbyists and hence are taking the easy way out, i.e., they not only accept an exorbitant number of free drinks, they also accept too many publicity releases as pure gospel.»

Mr. Bharara chided Mr. Silver, who has held his post since 1994, for taking in exorbitant legals feels while doing «nothing» and hiding his allegedly illegal activity from the public.

They take 40 minutes to say a 10 minute speech, they read from PowerPoint (I can do that myself, we don't need to pay them exorbitant sums to do that), and I know I'm being picky, but women, please get your hair out of your eyes!

Yet, since taking the interim position, Weinberg has helped bring in donors that had previously pulled out because of controversy that GMHC was overspending on exorbitant rent and executive salaries, sources said.

In the Town of Highlands, I shined a light on the two local gas stations — both owned by the same company — that have been taking advantage of residents with exorbitant prices.

WHEREAS Victory Inc. takes in management fees exorbitant amounts of the public money provided to these schools for the education of their students; and

The exorbitant cost of shipping aside, the time taken for customs / security checks may be one of the primary reasons behind many samples being rendered useless.

He borrows sums at exorbitant rates from Frank (John Goodman), who takes an interest in the teacher's future, a Mr. Lee (Alvin Ing), a shark named Neville Baraka (Michael Kenneth Williams), plus a cool quarter million from his mother, who issues the sum with the caveat that it's the last time she will ever give him money or even want to see him again.

an exorbitant amount is spent on results that are, at best, no different than what the data suggests we could have expected had these schools not been taken over by the ASD.

I ordered aftermarket rotors (which cost less than the exorbitant $ 125 they wanted to resurface them) and when I took the wheels off, found that both sides were smooth with only light scoring - the new pads worked fine with the original rotors.

And while its exorbitant price tag makes it the most expensive car in the country, its maddening acceleration, which can take it from 0 - 100kmph in a breathless 2.7 seconds, makes it the one of the fastest street - legal production cars on the planet.

To take away a book they were dying to read for 6 to 12 months, unless they paid an exorbitant price for it?

Microsoft «uses these patents to demand that every manufacturer of an Android - based mobile device take a license from Microsoft and pay exorbitant licensing fees,» Barnes & Noble said in a trade commission filing.

Many times the only option available to those with bad credit histories is to take out a loan with exorbitant fees and an interest rate that makes the whole experience not seem worth it.

This is the major selling point of the Visa Black and its exorbitant annual fee, so it should be something you plan to take advantage of frequently if you're thinking of applying for this card.

Getting a prepaid card and letting the balance hit 0 might be a way around this but the fees that you will be charged, and will become a debt in your name, when the billing system tries to take the first paid month's cost from the card and fails will be exorbitant.

Since the exorbitant fees are taken out of the refund and not straight out of the taxpayer's pocket per se, many people look past them in order to get the remaining money faster.

According to Kershaw, the reasons for the significant increase in how long it takes to save a 20 % down payment for a home purchase are: the current weakened economy, the flattening of incomes over the years and a fiscal environment characterized by exorbitant costs.

So if you end up taking a FHA loan and find yourself paying exorbitant mortgage insurance, a treasury override and not enjoying the historical program privilege of seller paid closing costs in excess of 3 percent, please know this: it has nothing to do with the risk you pose to the lender.

LetÂ's take a look at some ways fitness buffs can enjoy the island without spending exorbitant amounts of money.

«A fresh take» on 2003's Ruby and Sapphire versions of the monster - collecting RPG, these will potentially allow Nintendo to make re-skinned 3DS consoles and the games are bound to bring in more cash than their exorbitant namesakes.

They took a simple concept and crammed it full of nuances that pave the way for an exorbitant amount of strategic possibilities.

Yet, if taken seriously, the effect of this ratio on the legislative acquis would be exorbitant: prominent minimum harmonising measures such as the «Unfair Terms» Directive 93 / 13 / EEC or the «Services» Directive 2006 / 123 / EC would have undergone significant reformulation overnight.

The credit card companies charge exorbitant late fees and interest rates, and once you get caught up in the whirlwind of credit card debt, it does not take long for it to spiral out of control.

When travelling to countries like the US and Canada, take extra cover as hospitalisation costs are exorbitant

Taking up any sorts of medical treatment abroad can be exorbitant for you and evacuation bills are even higher.

By adopting this shotgun strategy from the very beginning, you'll ensure that you're getting the best possible rates for you and yours, and you'll be able to weed out shady providers that lure in customers with lowball estimates at the cost of quality coverage, as well as those who try to take advantage of the uneducated consumer with exorbitant rates.

Considering the exorbitant costs of health care, as well as the average cost of replacing a damaged vehicle, it doesn't take a Wildcat rocket scientist from U of A to figure out that those numbers aren't going to be sufficient in covering the costs of a serious auto accident in Arizona.

All pre-orders qualify for the Daydream View freebie, which is nice, taking a bit of the sting out of having to pay an exorbitant # 799 ($ 1,035) for an 8 GB RAM - packing, 128 gig data - hoarding, 5.7 - inch Quad HD - sporting handheld.

If the operating system takes a major share along with a bunch of essential apps, it hinders user experience which is what the new Go Oreo edition aims to get rid of and bring the Android experience to majority of users in other countries where flagship phones are of exorbitant rates while budget models are the most preferred choice.

I'm sure you just want to help your friend but the way you structured / proposed to do the loan would likely end up as a win (for you since you'd get the $ 5k) / lose (for your friend who would end up paying an exorbitant interest rate) / lose (for the lender who's really the only one taking a risk in a usurious loan situation) deal.

Because only the paid options offer online payment ability, you'll want a system that takes credit cards, bank cards, and PayPal securely, quickly, and without charging exorbitant fees on each transaction.

And if it takes a long time to sell a house or if the closing costs are exorbitant, the math may change on how much money the seller gets to pocket.

In earlier cases, the Court has found that the Fifth Amendment «Takings Clause» in the U.S. Constitution protects property owners from exorbitant demands by the government when property owners are seeking permits for property development.