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    cost-benefit analysis

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    B2
    n.NounA systematic approach to estimating the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives used to determine options which provide the best approach to achieving benefits while preserving savings.
    The company conducted a cost-benefit analysis before launching the new product.

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    17:53Covid inquiry: Did Boris Johnson do too little, too late? | BBC Question Time
    • And I'd be, you know, the inquiry itself refused to take on board any cost benefit analysis of what happened with lockdown.

      And I'd be, you know, the inquiry itself refused to take on board any cost benefit analysis of what happened with lockdown.

    • And I'd you know, the inquiry itself refused to take on board any cost-benefit analysis of what happened with lockdown.

      And I'd you know, the inquiry itself refused to take on board any cost-benefit analysis of what happened with lockdown.

    B1

    How to prioritize yourself — and why it’s so important

    05:29How to prioritize yourself — and why it’s so important
    • And before you say yes, do a cost benefit analysis.

      And before you say yes, do a cost benefit analysis.

    • And before you say yes, do a cost-benefit analysis.

      And before you say yes, do a cost-benefit analysis.

    A2

    Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 02: "PUTTING A PRICE TAG ON LIFE"!

    55:10Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 02: "PUTTING A PRICE TAG ON LIFE"!
    • and it often goes, this utilitarian logic, under the name of cost-benefit analysis, which is used by companies and by governments all the time, and

      and it often goes, this utilitarian logic, under the name of cost-benefit analysis, which is used by companies and by governments all the time, and

    • They commissioned a study, a cost-benefit analysis of smoking in the Czech Republic, and

      They commissioned a study, a cost-benefit analysis of smoking in the Czech Republic, and

    B1

    Iran war: Iraq 2003 all over again? | DW News

    09:45Iran war: Iraq 2003 all over again? | DW News
    • I think there's been a sort of cost benefit analysis that, you know, Iran is in a very weak position.

      I think there's been a sort of cost benefit analysis that, you know, Iran is in a very weak position.

    • I think there's been a sort of cost-benefit analysis that Iran is in a very weak position.

      I think there's been a sort of cost-benefit analysis that Iran is in a very weak position.

    B1

    EPA: Your Life Is Worth Nothing

    01:19EPA: Your Life Is Worth Nothing
    • The Trump administration has a cost-benefit analysis; turns out your lives aren't worth jack squat.

      The Trump administration has a cost-benefit analysis; turns out your lives aren't worth jack squat.

    • The Trump administration has a cost benefit analysis.

      The Trump administration has a cost benefit analysis.

    B2

    How To Make Your Life More Meaningful and Exciting

    25:35How To Make Your Life More Meaningful and Exciting
    • And it became a cost-benefit analysis after a certain point.

      And it became a cost-benefit analysis after a certain point.

    A2

    How to evaluate happiness.

    55:10How to evaluate happiness.
    • under the name of cost-benefit analysis,

      under the name of cost-benefit analysis,

    • They commissioned a study, a cost-benefit analysis

      They commissioned a study, a cost-benefit analysis

    B1

    Business English Vocabulary - VV 20 The Planning Process 1 | Project Management English

    10:56Business English Vocabulary - VV 20 The Planning Process 1 | Project Management English
    • Planners must carefully assess available inputs, do a cost benefit analysis, and conduct an environmental scan.

      Planners must carefully assess available inputs, do a cost benefit analysis, and conduct an environmental scan.

    • Planners must carefully assess available inputs, do a cost-benefit analysis, and conduct an environmental scan for large projects.

      Planners must carefully assess available inputs, do a cost-benefit analysis, and conduct an environmental scan for large projects.

    B1

    We Dissolved Fossils To Prove Dinosaurs Were Warm Blooded | Science Skills

    14:23We Dissolved Fossils To Prove Dinosaurs Were Warm Blooded | Science Skills
    • It's a cost-benefit analysis, essentially, right?

      It's a cost-benefit analysis, essentially, right?

    • It's a cost-benefit analysis, essentially, right?

      It's a cost-benefit analysis, essentially, right?

    B2

    15 Minutes of Ronny Chieng

    15:5515 Minutes of Ronny Chieng
    • He did a cost-benefit analysis in his head.

      He did a cost-benefit analysis in his head.

    • He did a cost benefit analysis in his head.

      He did a cost benefit analysis in his head.

    A2