prohibitive
Example Sentences
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The lack of a prohibitive front-runner signals opportunity.
From Los Angeles Times
The celebrations required that one student, selected randomly, bake a cake in honor of the nation’s authoritarian ruler — a task requiring time and resources prohibitive to much of the population.
From Los Angeles Times
Now, as then, there is no one who even remotely resembles a prohibitive front-runner.
From Los Angeles Times
Cruise ship prices, too, were prohibitive for many -- up to $600, according to participating delegations -- though some rooms were set aside for poor country representatives at lower fares.
From Barron's
He plants “cover crops” on otherwise bare soil to reduce erosion, retain moisture and improve yields, but only on 30% of his land because the cost is prohibitive with the export tax.
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