Example sentences of "pay for itself " in BNC.

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1 It should quickly pay for itself by saving computational time , increasing accuracy and reducing parts costs by minimising expenditure on E48 or E96 parts where cheaper E24 values will do .
2 Representation was made to the board that an appointment securing Coleman 's attendance would quickly pay for itself .
3 such a programme would pay for itself within five years , and save fuel worth something like £2800 million a year .
4 SAAB had estimated the costs and benefits of the line-out system and had calculated that the system would pay for itself within four years , with more than half of the savings coming from the increased production flexibility of the system and another 25 per cent coming from reduced labour turnover and absenteeism .
5 The best ( rated 5 ) will pay for itself in less than a year , while the least cost-effective ( rate 0 ) is worth doing only if you are planning to carry out other major renovation work at the same time .
6 In other words the supplement would pay for itself and COED CYMRU will be responsible for finding the advertisers .
7 So parents actually welcomed the possibility of a large family : an extra pair of hands could soon pay for itself by working in the fields as well as ensuring security for the parents ' old age .
8 ‘ It takes place only when we can fill two rafts , ’ he explained , ‘ otherwise it does n't pay for itself . ’
9 ‘ Will that machine pay for itself ? ’
10 I think it 'll pay for itself all right ! ’
11 Such a gene could pay for itself if it motivated little girls to in fact compete with their brothers for what their brothers might otherwise er get uncontested .
12 On the contrary , if the gene can pay for itself in terms of reproductive success , that is all that matters .
13 But if the plant is to be popular with council tax payer its operators will have to prove that recycling on this scale really can pay for itself .
14 that could pay for itself if Colin got in so you 'll do that one get Colin to pay for it .
15 Mm but when you think they say ooh it 'll never pay for itself , god it will , people are just tr
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