But manufacturing technology products is a costly and cyclical business.

This day she had gone down into the deepest abyss and returned from it, a costly business, hard on the soul.

Weaning the world away from them is likely to be a long and costly business.

Clearing the 80 to 110 million mines in place is a dangerous and costly business.

It proved to be a long and costly business, but as he did not mind spending the money, that was no obstacle.

In addition there are the running costs, altogether a very costly business.

It will prove a costly business and a drain on revenue resources.

Keeping up with the competition can otherwise be a costly and time-consuming business.

Being ahead of your time can be a costly business.

"We are getting rid of all the small, costly and distracting businesses."