She also appears to have wanted to build a hospital, however funds were not available from her estates for such a costly enterprise.

On the whole the campaign was a costly enterprise with limited benefit for the victor.

News gathering is a costly enterprise, and not much can be accomplished on an annual budget of $15,000.

The invasion of Libya was a costly enterprise for Italy.

Being a costly enterprise and having many uses to the modern state, research has at the same time come under increased scrutiny from the paymaster.

But money is running out, and it is looking for sponsors for the costly enterprise.

It was a poor time to float any costly enterprise.

Why make it a more costly enterprise by inviting greedy private industry to take part?

I realized from the $20 valet parking fee that this was the start of a costly enterprise.

But the American Civil War breaking out the next year put a stop to so costly an enterprise and it was never resumed.