By the 19th century the church was in a poor state of repair.

By 1989 the house was in a poor state of repair.

By the 16th century, the church building was in need of repair.

And the house is a little in need of repair.

He had a right to stop us, as chief of repairs.

The cost of repairs has been put at $600 million to $1.5 billion.

At least until a few weeks of repairs are behind us.

A great deal more can be done in the way of repairs, these days, than most people think.

Most are now gone or in need of so much repair that they might as well be.

The cost of repair: nearly $600 billion over 10 years.