He knew all about the Waldorf-Astoria, one of New York's most expensive hotel's.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

She says genetic modification is hugely expensive and patent heavy, which means the industry is dominated by large multi-national corporations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Venezuelan oil analyst Juan Carlos Sosa says the government has diverted funds from oil infrastructure in order to sustain ever-more-expensive socialist initiatives.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

"It was so expensive to clean up after this crisis, we need more safety - even if it makes loans a little more expensive."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Now that he's back home, his doctor wants him to take some expensive post-operation tests.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

The shutdown is bad news for the recession-hit country partly because it will lose a source of cheap electricity and be forced to import more expensive energy.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

Mr.Olmert is accused of accepting envelopes stuffed with cash from an American Jewish businessman to support a lavish style including,stays at fancy hotels, expensive cigars and first-class travel.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

"we would be forced to buy power that we don't need and idle existing generation or have hydro that is very cost effective -- very cheap,actually -- being replaced by very expensive power."

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Mr.Olmert's centrist Kadima party forced him to resign a year ago, after an American Jewish businessman testified that he gave him envelopes stuffed with cash to support a lavish lifestyle, including fancy hotels, expensive cigars and first-class travel.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"I do believe we probably should step up the relatively unobtrusive and relatively easy, although sometimes somewhat expensive, means of looking for explosives perhaps many more K-9 bomb teams at these kinds of places and we should continue put a lot of resources in intelligence work."

VOA: standard.2010.03.30