Laying people off in Europe can be a time-consuming and costly exercise.

It all adds up to a time consuming and often costly exercise.

This makes potential land acquisition for commercial development a complex and costly exercise.

Running a parish hall can be a costly exercise.

Says Jim: 'It is a costly exercise, but we feel that it's worth every penny.

The stylishly inclined have always maintained that looking good needn't be a costly exercise.

Job evaluation can be a costly exercise, especially if outside consultants are brought in.

However, providing quality in both dimensions is a costly exercise.

Companies can of course sell their shares directly to the public but this is likely to prove a costly and risky exercise.

I would also imagine that if Turkish teams had to travel to Japan, it might be a costly exercise.