| If teachers spent much time chasing absentees, it would be at the expense of those pupils who have turned up for lessons. |
|
| Species may multiply but they will tend to do so at the expense of other species. |
|
| One should not focus on the media attention at the expense of the underlying issue. |
|
| The U.S. Supreme Court last week struck a blow for privacy at the expense of the public's right to know. |
|
| Bonney's silvery clear voice is easy on the ears, and its clarity has not been obtained at the expense of personality. |
|
| Instead, Comte sought to moralize one and all, a cure for humanity not for one class at the expense of another. |
|
| In a sense, Watkins's images blaze a trail for the tourist at the expense of the adventurer and hollow out the sublime, leaving only spectacle. |
|
| Employers like freelancers as they avoid the extra expense of pension contributions, sick pay and national insurance. |
|
| His challenge is to prove that the disruptive, tub-thumping and sometimes selfish approach will not be at the expense of long-term stability. |
|
| This had no effect at all on those violent mobsters, who continued merrily to have fun at the expense of innocent citizens. |
|
| In short, the quality of the rifles did not match the performance and expense of the ammunition. |
|
| This has meant a shift to domestic and intra-regional travel involving short-haul destinations at the expense of long-haul travels. |
|
| In addition to padding his expense accounts, he is guilty of slanting and exaggerating some of his glibly written articles. |
|
| The airlines themselves have become milch cows for CEOs who enrich themselves at the expense of their own companies. |
|
| The expense issue would be less of a problem if there was a mandatory requirement for shops to sell fairly trading goods. |
|
| This caused a huge headache and expense including a tow across the country by the RAC and the cost of a replacement car. |
|
| But this can only be done at the expense of human rights, as can be seen in the systematic torture inflicted on political detainees. |
|
| He increased its income sevenfold in three years, but in 1986 he was accused of misusing his expense account. |
|
| The expense would be the equivalent of getting a brand new car and just torching it. |
|
| This is a unique cut-stone mews where no expense has been spared on the high-tech features and striking interior decor. |
|
|
|
| I'm a big believer in using the fullest effective range of motion, but not at the expense of continuous tension. |
|
| There are gorgeous scenery locations and magnificent sets and a real sense of opulence to the production, as if no expense was spared. |
|
| I hope today's update and humor at my expense has taught all of you a lesson about drugs. |
|
| I am having the spouting, windows, doors and frames painted over the next month, so that is an expense that was unexpected. |
|
| Clarke Carlisle, a titan in the Leeds rearguard, cut it out at the expense of a corner, and the tone for what followed was set. |
|
| The result is to create sensationalism in the media at the expense of the union and its management. |
|
| With no expense spared, the 10,000 white flowers, 45 chefs and beaucoup caviar were merely icing on the extravagant cake. |
|
| Regulation then as now is a form of mercantilism that benefits some at the expense of others. |
|
| The lack of any guarantee of a useful result makes R and D an expense which is often cut when funds are tight. |
|
| The cold, hard facts of any past extravagances at taxpayers ' expense may force him to fall on his sword. |
|
| This will involve some considerable expense in view of the building work already completed. |
|
| The Treasurer maintains every day that ticks by is just more expense and confusion. |
|
| We now value self-gratification more than self-sacrifice and don't want to take on the expense and responsibility children bring. |
|
| That's the thrust of City of York Council's transport policy, which aims to promote walking and cycling at the expense of the car. |
|
| Those who are not medically insured are particularly apprehensive of the frequently high expense of medical treatment. |
|
| One man gains only at the expense of another, by seizure of the latter's property. |
|
| It's a simple three-way swap, it's not interfering with anyone and there's no extra expense to the council. |
|
| When not at war, the Macedonian army was barracked at state expense and underwent sophisticated training while in quarters. |
|
| This is an expense you might not have considered when thinking about moving to the seaside. |
|
| In accordance with the terms of this limited warranty, the company, at its expense shall repair or replace the product which is proven defective. |
|
|
|
| While the concept is a good one, Swift over-emphasizes breaks and scratching at the expense of vocals and harmonies. |
|
| When a company buys a computer, the expense goes onto its balance sheet and the cost gets depreciated over its lifetime. |
|
| The merchant prince, rich off trade during the wars, had spared no expense when building his grand manse. |
|
| But he added that sum would only cover the expense of restoring the badly damaged listed building to its former glory. |
|
| So what could have tempted me into the expense and effort of making the journey into the capital on a school night? |
|
| He was to admit in later life that he had been somewhat mannered in his vocal style, at the expense of his physical presence. |
|
| Even so this was chiefly at the expense of Labour, while the Nationalist tide rose still higher on the backveld. |
|
| He is equally good as the powerless schlemiel whose life is collapsing all around him, and who takes his power at the expense of his captive. |
|
| These findings support a global view of the development of management accounting in different locales at the expense of cultural differences. |
|
| It leads to economic impoverishment, as it would stimulate consumption at the expense of savings and encourage malinvestment of scarce resources. |
|
| We are urging the people of Darwen to get their cars taxed and save themselves the expense of clamping. |
|
| I agree that violence and explicit scenes should be sanitized but not at the expense of atmosphere or the story. |
|
| In exposing weak or faulty paths, the opportunity to operate tactically at the expense of competitors becomes apparent. |
|
| This seems a small price for a swindler to pay for enjoying a life of luxury at the expense of the small business community. |
|
| He said using the 2001 census was benefiting urban areas at the expense of rural areas. |
|
| Why do we spend so much on things that give us tiny increases in comfort at the expense of so many other people? |
|
| The strategy may have been to go for turnover growth at the expense of profit margins. |
|
| Behind the move is a scramble to cut costs and boost profits at the expense of workers everywhere. |
|
| I suppose there's a case for continuity, but surely not at the expense of progress. |
|
| Another risk posed by big clients is that they take up staff time at the expense of other, smaller clients. |
|
|
|
| He is convinced that the tilt towards the environment at the expense of productivity has gone too far. |
|
| His aim was predominance, but not at the expense of at least the appearance of popularity. |
|
| It might prove to be a success at the economic level but this would be at the expense of quality of life. |
|
| Discouraging access seems to provide minimal benefits at the expense of very poor public relations. |
|
| He said the expense was ruinous, and certainly if all estates were in the same predicament, the condition of the planters must be very critical. |
|
| She was left with a dangerous house and the ruinous expense of making it habitable. |
|
| It's definitely been pushing up the expense to make games, but it's been good for a record industry that's still very much on the ropes. |
|
| How nice for him that he can play note perfectly, even if it is at the expense of fantasy, passion, ardor, elegance, whimsy, fire and intensity. |
|
| Since stocks are a liquid asset, cashing out for an emergency or for a planned expense can be handled fairly easily. |
|
| We met an uncooperative approach from the claimant's solicitors which put us to expense in itself. |
|
| Motor manufacturers have huffed and puffed about transport costs, exchange rates, the expense of right-hand drive models and so on. |
|
| Their small size means less work and expense and can only lead to a willingness to try new things. |
|
| So it involves making it easier for parents to get their cars right to the school door at the expense of those of us who choose to walk. |
|
| Then there's health, where the notorious two-tier system supports the rich at the expense of the poor. |
|
| In addition to Ruane, Willie Clarke was also returned at the expense of a third SDLP seat. |
|
| But early indications suggest resorts and urban centres are attracting holidaymakers at the expense of the countryside. |
|
| But even options that aren't repriced represent an expense to shareholders, though it isn't fully reflected on corporate income statements. |
|
| On the whole, I think that this campaign tends toward the latter at the expense of the former. |
|
| We are still clinging tenaciously to the latter at the expense of the former. |
|
| Each Loss Leader is divinely packaged, having been designed at no little expense by our latently talented art department. |
|
|
|
| Nor should they be concentrating on atmosphere and ambience at the expense of proper food. |
|
| The Tory party, of course, have moaned about the expense and hinted that they might abolish Sure Start altogether. |
|
| It meant that Rubens had to redo the altarpiece at his own expense and add two lateral paintings. |
|
| Costs are allowed in full as an expense against the rental income from the house in the first year of letting. |
|
| I also saw that men were relegated to supporting the status quo even at their own expense if they choose to accept it. |
|
| No expense had been spared in the ballroom itself, where the tables had been laid for a lavish banquet. |
|
| The cost of these items are a private expense and thus not an allowable deduction. |
|
| Under the Local Government Act, a councillor who incurs an expense in their duty is entitled to be reimbursed. |
|
| The reign of Alexander III did a great deal to extend the power of the tsar at the expense of liberties taken for granted in Western Europe. |
|
| It caused jealousies, disagreements, and suspicions among allies, at the expense of the common cause. |
|
| His work was all-consuming, often at the expense of those he loved, and he pursued his ambitions ruthlessly and selfishly. |
|
| If you want to give them a fresh new look without the expense of refacing, try painting. |
|
| However, the Virgin Mother, the ideal of womanhood as presented by a patriarchal church, has been at the expense of real women. |
|
| Around February 28, 2000, Mr. Vucenovic delivered an expense and realty tax reconciliation statement for the year 1999 to the tenants. |
|
| Concentrating on consumption at the expense of production is a recipe for prolonging recessions. |
|
| It is treasured all the more because it was not built at public expense and it succeeds the much-despised wind tunnel that was Candlestick Park. |
|
| A lot of time is spent on rebutting accusations and counter-accusations at the expense of development. |
|
| They have encouraged carry-on bags to cut the time and expense of loading luggage into aircraft holds. |
|
| Is it willfulness, stubbornness, or just an attempt to be in control at the expense of everything and everyone else? |
|
| I have since had to report the missing licence to the police and must now reapply for a duplicate, all at my expense and inconvenience. |
|
|
|
| It is better to bring the polluters into the light than to allow them to reap profits at the expense of our air, land, and water. |
|
| This is very expensive to get so naturally the landlord doesn't want this additional expense and neither party wants any aggro! |
|
| The only significant expense involved is that of the military, to protect against foreign aggression. |
|
| If there is a better job than travelling the globe at someone else's expense and being paid handsomely for it, then it is beyond our ken. |
|
| For example, agents must not use their position to acquire benefits for themselves at the expense of their principals. |
|
| The cure is simplicity itself, and in the neighbourhood of London, at any rate, could be carried out without any expense whatever. |
|
| The ratchet will move further in the direction of control at the expense of liberty. |
|
| A tremendous late charge from local ace Tony Skelton put him into second at the expense of Forster, just 0. 17s adrift of Wallbank. |
|
| The rooms are big and well equipped and the prices are usually low enough to fit the expense guidelines. |
|
| Looking westwards into the distance from the mountain pass, a vast expense of sapphire blue water lies ahead, a first glimpse of Namtso Lake. |
|
| It put us to greater inconvenience and expense than taking the day off to shop. |
|
| Although the expense is only B700 per dog, this amount, multiplied by 1,000, adds up. |
|
| The discussion was fast paced and jocular, with nearly all of the jokes at the expense of IMX's desperate competitors. |
|
| For there are many such people who would never dream of obtaining money and wealth either at the expense of others, or by ill-gotten gains. |
|
| Despite a gerrymander, the number of opposition seats rose from 22 to 45, mostly at the expense of the ruling party. |
|
| For a fraction of the expense of the proposed quinquennial review two better options are open to the General Medical Council. |
|
| A recent survey shows women are queried more often than men about their expense claims. |
|
| Generally, it was welcomed in Sligo, but some people queried whether the growth of the town might be at the expense of the surrounding areas. |
|
| The system they defend, based on the immense accumulation of private wealth at the expense of society as a whole, has reached a dead end. |
|
| People are increasingly aware that on no account must economic development be achieved at the expense of the environment. |
|
|
|
| It was widely assumed that the expense of higher education was wasted on girls. |
|
| We are taught and indoctrinated into pursuing our own wants and desires, often at the expense of others. |
|
| The company handled the expense of having the event timed as an official record. |
|
| That is a concern, and it is part and parcel of what parole provisions should be, if we are to have a parole system, but it should not ever be at the expense of the sentence. |
|
| By the official count, Andrews had saved a total of six fellow soldiers at the expense of his own life. |
|
| Unfortunately, that gamble was at the expense of Miss America's supposed mission. |
|
| Everything is meant to be utilitarian and efficient, at the expense of relaxation or comfort. |
|
| But the price of artistic freedom comes at the expense of professional protection. |
|
| The FDNY spot on the JTTF was among the items deemed no longer worth the expense in a time of budget cuts. |
|
| As occurs in every economic transition some benefited some at the expense of others. |
|
| There are also signs a ceasefire will be brokered in the coming days, probably at the expense of al-Baghdadi. |
|
| The GOP had to abandon the ceaseless pursuit of the last white guy in Mississippi at the expense of alienating the mainstream. |
|
| Public policies promote building new schools on outlying land at the expense of small, walkable, community-centered schools in older neighborhoods. |
|
| Though austerity is the watchword for vital services needed by the city's working people, when it comes to profit interests, no expense is spared. |
|
| You see what an expense you've jolly well gone and caused there? |
|
| And so commences the raillery, at the expense of the grousing giant. |
|
| On the other hand, I need another expense like a hole in the head. |
|
| At that rate, bankers and expense account diners only need apply. |
|
| A wielding of language that speaks as a means to recapture and reanimate male power, it suggests a masculinity reasserting itself at the expense of women. |
|
| In other words they have managed to engineer a win-win situation for themselves, at the expense of their bitter rivals to the north of the island. |
|
|
|
| Despite all wanting to win the election, these candidates haven't spent a red cent, abused an expense account or cruised round in a chauffeured limousine. |
|
| The red fox is one of many animals that are becoming increasingly common, even in urban areas, at the expense of locally unique species, experts say. |
|
| Another source of unhappiness resides in the fact that articles have emerged in this week's red tops criticising him for lining his pockets at the public's expense once again. |
|
| They don't always come cheap, but often the expense is well worth the sheer relaxation and mental tranquillity that a week in the islands can so easily induce. |
|
| However, clever structuring will enable them to create licence income in a zero taxed patent company subsidiary, and tax relievable expense in a trading company parent. |
|
| A demanding standard of financial honesty is expected of politicians, and even small-scale tax evasion or misuse of an expense account can lead to removal from office. |
|
| It may also be worth keeping the policy assigned to your mortgage as it might be allowable as a deductible expense against the property's rental income. |
|
| The greenschist-facies overprint resulted in the growth of actinolitic amphiboles, plagioclase and titanite at the expense of pyroxene and rutile or ilmenite. |
|
| As laboratories learned during those Papanicolaou reimbursement cycles, payers reprice a test because in total that test is a significant expense line item. |
|
| The organizations that control these networks are limping anachronisms that are constrained by the expense and physical necessity of using wires to build their networks. |
|
| If an enrollee encounters an unexpected expense of replacing a head gasket or something like that, he might skip a payment. |
|
| Meanwhile, sources in the Competition Authority point out that a number of restrictive practices remain in place which benefit existing players at the expense of new entrants. |
|
| I was writing an article for Outside, whose expense money helped finance the excavation. |
|
| The discovery sparked complaints from marketeers, that some traders were using charms at the expense of others who were genuinely and honestly trading. |
|
| Never mind that China obsessively focuses on feathering its own economic nest, often at the expense of poor nations. |
|
| Kyle Jones unearths the real expense involved in riding to hounds. |
|
| With their political dominance, the northerners have attempted to Arabize the country and to promote Arabic, at the expense of French, in the educational system. |
|
| Consequently, older borrowers are less vulnerable to external income and expense shocks because they tend to have more assets available for liquidation. |
|
| Stripped of these frills, the only real expense of a prison wedding is the officiant. |
|
| Relatively few Americans possessed armorial services, partly because of the expense and partly because few Americans had coats of arms or the pretension to appropriate one. |
|
|
|
| I sincerely hope that the extra expense to independent lorry drivers of using the bypass will be reimbursed by those who provide and receive their freight. |
|
| The expense of returning home could run to considerably more than this. |
|
| Advanced diesel injection systems optimally atomize fuel, reduce the work and expense necessitated by exhaust gas after treatment and enable higher efficiency. |
|
| But again, it is at the expense of her love interest, Shang, a proud son of a colonel, who once again has to be rescued. |
|
| Lead may be added to the lower-strength manganese bronzes to increase machinability, but at the expense of decreased tensile strength and elongation. |
|
| At the same time, the awakening interest in international trends at the expense of the Irish landscape tradition and pretty pastel abstraction is revealing. |
|
| I think we're close to seeing a saturation point for film, and film is probably playing too great a role in our cultural development at the expense of other issues. |
|
| It will also result in a saving in the expense of imprisonment. |
|
| While there may be sound business reasons to focus on clever marketing schemes and building new stadiums, such a focus has come at the expense of the quality of play. |
|
| He's just a schmo who's been lucky enough to land a good expense account. |
|
| Intriguingly, the tensile strengths of the mutant and wild type fibres were very similar which means that decreased coarseness was not achieved at the expense of strength. |
|
| Similarly, poor voters lacking drivers licenses may have to travel up to 250 miles roundtrip at their own expense to get ids. |
|
| I accept the margins in farming are tight and profits are well down but trying to balance the books at the expense of asylum seekers is not acceptable. |
|
| Inflation benefits the government that controls it, not only at the expense of the population at large, but also at the expense of all secondary and tertiary governments. |
|
| The point of libertarianism is to limit the size, power, and expense of government. |
|
| Much of the expansion of Perseus' influence was at the expense of Eumenes II of Pergamum, widely and correctly perceived theretofore as a supporter of Rome. |
|
| Do lost people have to pay for the expense of their search party? |
|
| Similarly, the increased expenditure on thoroughbred horses for hunting saw a substantial rise in the grandeur and expense laid out on stables from the late 18th century. |
|
| Unfortunately, the successful self-assertion of women in such a kinship system is at the expense of younger women, which helps perpetuate the cycle of female subordination. |
|
| Avoid the expense and regimented meal-times of traditional urban accommodation by self-catering, something most of us assume only happens in a log-cabin in Mull. |
|
|
|
| If you are onto a truly great story, it justifies nearly any expense and every vice. |
|
| The me generation thought they had manifest destiny on their side when they dedicated their lives to blindly pursuing personal happiness at the expense of others. |
|
| In order to avoid the risk and expense of casting in bronze a method was devised in the 18th century of making these large statues of beaten copper. |
|
| No expense has been spared on the beautifully designed interior. |
|
| While I agree with the sentiments about having a winning mentality, it seems, however, that it is the same sports that will benefit at the expense of others. |
|
| Far be it from me to say that this was a bad exam, suffice to say it was an exam in which fast writers were rewarded, at the expense of those without bionic hands. |
|
| He is flicking idly through the tabloid tittle-tattle, recounting a story of marital strife, laughing at the expense of others, and yet again avoiding work. |
|
| Turn back the clocks a few months and we were worrying about traffic congestion, or calculating how to make a fast buck at the expense of well-off southern toffs. |
|
| The second narrative technique, metafiction, works in opposition to point-of-view narration to align the reader with the author at the expense of the fictional subject. |
|
| Traumatised employees and relatively small financial losses are traded off against the greater expense of added security and extended care for staff. |
|
| No expense was ever spared in the celebration of a millennial reign. |
|
| By doing this, they eliminated much of the expense and complexity of a radio transceiver that has to convert a non-audible signal to a tone you can hear. |
|
| Corrupt authorities also gave permits for shoddy housing and other construction in the riverbed, enriching individual contractors at the expense of public safety. |
|
| In the first place, Orthodox Trinitarian doctrine cannot afford to emphasize either substance at the expense of personae or personae at the expense of substance. |
|
| His remarks elicited cheers from the true-blue supporters in the audience, but only at the expense of alienating every single other person in the country. |
|
| I trust that he will have no hesitation in confirming that he will make every attempt to keep his own expense claims on the taxpayer down to the necessary minimum. |
|
| Clearly, too, it cannot be channelled towards the benefit of a specific group or sector of society at the expense of the broader swath of the population. |
|
| But the fact is, the public sector is also carrying many passengers, occupying sinecures in local and central government at the expense of their fellow citizens. |
|
| This combines ultraconservatism with lavish expense and a gadget fetish. |
|
| The support for Mary, a universal saint, may sometimes have been at the expense of local cults, making Marian devotions a central element in the progress of ultramontanism. |
|
|
|
| However, the expense of mounting such a complex expedition, and the extremely poor odds in favor of survival, made material profit implausible as a motive for going to war. |
|
| Rembrandt's portraits of individual sitters are similarly energetic, emphasizing faces, hands, and dynamic silhouettes at the expense of costumes and settings. |
|
| Even if at the expense of an ill-estimated and obviously uncoordinated move, he has pledged his intention to regain the initiative within the party. |
|
| Considerable sales of pharmaceutical products in black market has been at the expense of sales by drug stores and dispensaries. |
|
| Without lasting peace, Somerset's regime could not stand the expense of the war. |
|
| Middlesbro ugh scored a goal in each half to progress at the expense of West Auckland in the FA Cup. |
|
| Finally, the interest expense account is one of the necessary inputs to estimate the cost of servicing the debt. |
|
| They believed the change would benefit supermarkets and other large retailers at the expense of proprietors of small shops. |
|
| These solid body wraps add another layer of luxurious expense to pricy cars, and they can make even the oldest vehicle look luxe. |
|
| This was at the expense of more complicated valve gear and increased maintenance requirements. |
|
| The United Kingdom withdrew from the preliminary agreement because of concerns about the expense of the project. |
|
| Around the country, local Gaelic and Gaelicised lords expanded their powers at the expense of the English government in Dublin. |
|
| Austria, Finland and Ireland chose not to participate, because of lack of interest or concerns about the expense of the project. |
|
| Most of the expense of the contest is covered by commercial sponsors and contributions from the other participating nations. |
|
| Gilbert believed that this was a maintenance expense that should be charged to Carte alone. |
|
| Parliament also fixed the fees that officers could charge, in an attempt to reduce the expense of a case. |
|
| As might be expected, this comes at the expense of narrative. |
|
| Throughout the 14th century, French kings sought to expand their influence at the expense of the territorial holdings of the nobility. |
|
| It also had the permanent consequence of empowering German princes at the expense of the German emperors. |
|
| When it comes to women's cleavage, no expense is too much, no research too extensive and no innovations in enhancing the brassiere too ludicrous. |
|
|
|
| In the spring of 1649 Khabarov set off at his own expense up the Olyokma River, then its branch, the Tungur and portaged to the Shilka River. |
|
| The party went from holding six seats in the House of Commons to 56, mostly at the expense of the Labour Party. |
|
| The Allied offensives in Italy had succeeded and, at the expense of allowing several German divisions to retreat, on 4 June, Rome was captured. |
|
| Fox claimed that France was England's natural enemy and that it was only at Britain's expense that she could grow. |
|
| Similarly, if the florin weakens greatly, he could well reap a windfall at the expense of the London branch. |
|
| In other states, lenders may decide it's not worth the legal expense to pursue walkaways. |
|
| Slavery kept prices low and profit was maximized at the expense of human lives. |
|
| If the expense doesn't cause homeowners to rethink their thirsty yards, being branded a water hog might. |
|
| Suffering a bad case of sequelitis, this Sister Act follow-up is too formulaic and frequently pauses to sermonize at the expense of entertaining. |
|
| Biotite, actinolite, chlorite and talc formed at the expense of primary olivine and pyroxene that are not preserved. |
|
| But the expense of wars leading to the total control of India strained the Company's finances. |
|
| The expense of this achievement cost the club dearly and a new financial crisis arrived. |
|
| The following year, Richard was rewarded with all the Neville lands in the north of England, at the expense of Anne's cousin, George Neville. |
|
| Over the centuries these borders have varied, mainly at the expense of Tuscany. |
|
| Uruguay were the other team to qualify from that group at the expense of both Mexico and France. |
|
| The bright spot among domestic table wines continues to be fighting varietals, at the expense of jug wines. |
|
| In his last years a propensity to concentrate on detail at the expense of the whole of a piece became marked. |
|
| The army was now seen as both an unnecessary expense and a political threat. |
|
| It promoted governmental regulation of a nation's economy for the purpose of augmenting state power at the expense of rival national powers. |
|
| Constructive trusts are established to prevent unjust enrichment of one party at the expense of another. |
|
|
|
| A significant expense for most solo vacationers is the single supplement rate. |
|
| In fact, the expense of sound conversion was a major obstacle to many overseas producers, relatively undercapitalized by Hollywood standards. |
|
| They next extended their authority into Hispania at the expense of the Suebi and Vandals. |
|
| Then follow them up with yuks at the expense of her distinctive, high-pitched voice. |
|
| Leaf springs have done a good support job for decades, but at the expense of a comfortable ride. |
|
| Many companies put their combined income tax expense on their detailed trial balances and separate company income statements. |
|
| Actors were likewise regarded with suspicion, as their performances provided an opportunity for satire at the expense of the government. |
|
| So long as the Roman dominion lasted, soldiers were maintained in many towns at the public expense to guard the boundary wall. |
|
| An HDHP is a health plan that satisfies certain minimum annual deductibles and maximum annual out-of-pocket expense requirements under Sec. |
|
| Reforms of the voting system increased the power of the House of Commons at the expense of the House of Lords and the monarch. |
|
| As a result, the Roman state was forced to arm its soldiers at the expense of the state, which it did not have to do in the past. |
|
| In spite of the show's popularity and extensive run in London's West End, it lost money due to the sheer expense of the production. |
|
| This protection erodes the Cape's shoreline at the expense of its cliffs, while protecting towns from Fairhaven to Marshfield. |
|
| Financially, the two New York teams have not asked for the sort of free ride at taxpayer expense that has been commonplace elsewhere. |
|
| She went to great expense to ensure her children would get the best education. |
|
| This ability to expand rapidly is at the expense of other plants and wildlife, can cause major problems for land users and managers. |
|
| Policemen who've grown uhhh, overnourished, by helping themselves to free meals at the expense of hapless carinderia owners. |
|
| Improved graphics at the expense of battery life was a tradeoff the designers were willing to make. |
|
| The stratosphere, or younger sedimentary envelope has been formed almost entirely at the expense of the Sal envelope. |
|
| It was at his own expense that a large part of the Tarquinia Frescoes was saved and that Sybaris was mapped for excavation. |
|
|
|
| The difficulty in targeting bombs meant that the shipyards and steelworks were often missed, at the expense of the residential areas. |
|
| The new mix has also been accused of putting too much emphasis on the score at the expense of the sound effects. |
|
| First, more often than not, counteroffers are made to avoid the inconvenience and expense of having to search for and train a replacement. |
|
| Consequently, the publishers were increasingly demanding stories that would focus on Thomas at the expense of other characters. |
|
| The socialist MP urged for levelheadedness, arguing that politics must involve emotions, but not at the expense of reason. |
|
| The castles and towns' defences were repaired at considerable expense and brought back into service, garrisoned by local Royalists. |
|
| Never again can the old-boy network be allowed to protect useless doctors at the expense of patients' lives. |
|
| The most notable has been the 2010 proposal that Guangzhou Television increase its broadcast in Mandarin at the expense of Cantonese programs. |
|
| Comstockery is the world's standing joke at the expense of the United States. |
|
| Modern palmistry differs from the ancient methods in concentrating on what is called chirognomy at the expense of chiromancy. |
|
| It might have slightly decreased since that time at the expense of increasing inequality within countries. |
|
| In the 17th century transportation was carried out at the expense of the convicts or the shipowners. |
|
| Don't think, young man, that we go to the expense of flower of brimstone and molasses, just to purify them. |
|
| Henry Richard was returned at the expense of the sitting member, Henry Austin Bruce. |
|
| Hugh the Younger subsequently expanded his holdings and power across Wales, mainly at the expense of the other Marcher Lords. |
|
| Since it is beneficial to remove unnecessary and onetime expense items when valuing an agency, keeping track of these items is critical. |
|
| The principal benefit of the Google TSO is that compensation expense will be more closely aligned with pay delivery. |
|
| These forms flourished at the expense of other forms of English drama, which went into a long period of decline. |
|
| The slate workings in Cwm Llan were opened in 1840, but closed in 1882 due to the expense of transporting the slate to the sea at Porthmadog. |
|
| In gerrymandering, constituencies are deliberately designed to unfairly increase the number of seats won by one party at the expense of another. |
|
|
|
| Systematically lowering the number of representatives from a given district directly benefits larger parties at the expense of smaller ones. |
|
| Over the course of the war, Great Britain gained enormous areas of land and influence at the expense of the French. |
|
| Britain's immediate fear was Russian expansion at the expense of the Ottoman Empire, which the UK desired to preserve. |
|
| They would also have a limited power of obtaining, by combination, an increase of general wages at the expense of profits. |
|
| To break upon the score of danger or expense is to be mean and narrow-spirited. |
|
| Was Williams enjoying a philistine practical joke at the expense of an intrusive antiquary and transparently naive bardolator? |
|
| He argued that given the increasing expense of raising British corn, advantages accrued from supplementing it from cheaper foreign sources. |
|
| The reason for the change is primarily due to the expense of skilled workers required to install high strength structural steel rivets. |
|
| Going over therefore to stretch Kiir on the expense of his colleague Garang is benightedly unnecessary. |
|
| Employees' approved expense claims will be reimbursed by the 4th of the following month. |
|
| They also need to liquidate their assets, and they incur the expense of moving. |
|
| Thus, they opposed the mercantilist policy of promoting manufacturing and trade at the expense of agriculture, including import tariffs. |
|
| Triplications in pay, recruiting, public relations and intelligence services added to costs at the expense of efficiency. |
|
| They negotiated directly with Shelburne, who hoped to make Britain a valuable trading partner of America at the expense of France. |
|
| The original spinning mill they constructed in Nottingham in 1769 was powered by horses, an expense making the operation unprofitable. |
|
| Michael Moore's film Sicko, for example, attacks the healthcare industry for its alleged emphasis on profits at the expense of patients. |
|
| The act's ostensible aim was to reduce the expense caused by frequent elections. |
|
| The Liberals gained ground, but once again it was at the Conservatives' expense whilst also losing seats to Labour. |
|
| Should we maximize the bottom line at the expense of patient care? |
|
| On 13 December 1562, Mary sent for Knox again after he gave a sermon denouncing certain celebrations which Knox had interpreted as rejoicing at the expense of the Reformation. |
|
