1. The council must now decide whether to go to the expense of appealing through the courts.

2. It's stupid to go to the expense of taking music lessons if you never practise.

3. Most importantly, farmers are unlikely to go to the expense of installing anaerobic fermenters unless the gas saves them money.

4. Before you go to the expense of a professional survey, though, it is worth making a proper assessment yourself.

5. Rangers had to go to the expense of putting ￡30,000-worth of protective covering over the pitch after a day of persistent rain.

6. You don't need to go to the expense of helping others this time.

7. Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can hire one?

8. Some employers go to the expense of offering classes to improve workers'English.

9. It's foolish to go to the expense of getting a piano teacher.