That attempt cost the city some $600,000 in legal bills and ended in failure.

Fearful that ill-considered attempts might cost his life, he had given up trying to escape the cell at all.

The Vulcan had not said what the attempt had cost him.

An earlier attempt ended badly and cost at least $8 million after engineers found the structure dangerously flawed.

The first attempt had cost them their brother.

Each attempt costs $10,000 to $20,000, and success depends on precise timing.

Elizabeth now would try, realizing that the attempt might cost her her life.

An attempt to reform the promotion system cost him the support of the army.

The report said each attempt at in vitro fertilization cost a couple about $10,000.

But that cannot be, for any such attempt would certainly cost you your life.