But he acknowledged that there were significant costs in quality control.

This time, doing the right thing has significant costs but you have to do it anyway.

"You add significant cost because the public doesn't build things efficiently," he said.

"And there's going to be a significant cost to the state if we lose these jobs."

This usually comes at a significant cost in terms of money and implementation time.

Though growth is good, it has to be managed and not come at a significant cost.

The rising consumption of natural gas comes with a significant cost, however.

Such taxes are a significant cost even for people too poor to pay any income tax.

There is enough room, but it would involve significant costs.

Difficult budget decisions were made, often at significant political cost.