When the proposal was put forward again in the government's 2002 consultation, it was rejected on the grounds of insufficient information and prohibitive expense.

"These are prohibitive expenses for an independent appraiser," said Ms. Stetso.

By law, such bed and breakfasts will either have to be rebuilt at a prohibitive expense or face going out of business.

Initially, school officials thought the banner could be modified, avoiding the prohibitive expense of a lawsuit.

However, they were not saved due to prohibitive expense at the time of the early 1960s demolition.

Due to the prohibitive expense of mounting an opposition, the county had not seen a contested election since 1712.

"The growing popularity of riding competitively is balanced by the prohibitive expense of buying, feeding and keeping good horses," she said.

It would cost $65 million or more a year, a prohibitive expense, to replace windows on a steady basis.

Well, the prohibitive expense of removing old vaults means they tend to stay long after the bank is gone.

He could do it instantaneously by Mattermission - except that the prohibitive expense meant the authorities would never authorize it.