The main reason behind the plant was to provide an alternative source of energy that didn't depend on expensive foreign oil.

For a time, too, the idea was to lessen dependence on expensive foreign oil.

Their typical shopper will not be affected as much by expensive oil and gasoline, he said.

In the 70's, there were references to a new economy as the nation tried to adjust to high inflation and expensive oil.

The more expensive crude oil has pushed up retail gasoline prices by about 20 percent over the last month.

At the time, the oil companies said they had to replace inventory with more expensive oil.

"Today, many refiners still have more than ample supplies of the expensive oil bought last summer."

Those didn't come from a tanning booth and expensive oils.

We have seen just recently how expensive oil has become.

Do you have to use that expensive extra virgin olive oil?