"You know, it's a great waste of time to talk about work when we could be dancing."

Several speakers agreed that there seemed to be a great waste of resources in the whole training area.

This is wrong - or at least a great waste of technology and time.

Finally, they took to attacking one another - a great waste of precious time.

"I dare say it is a great waste of time coming home during the day."

This would have led to a great waste of energy and so they were never seriously considered for industrial use.

I must apologize for what has happened and admit that it is a great waste.

This is a great waste, of both human and economic resources.

The result would be a great waste of resources if this were not the case.

"It seems a great waste for an officer of your experience to sit out a good war like this, locked in a box."