| I have often found myself out of balance with worry about what others think at the expense of pleasing myself. |
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| Several adjacent farms would be conjoined, and amalgamated for profit, by outside investors at the expense of sitting tenants. |
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| If teachers spent much time chasing absentees, it would be at the expense of those pupils who have turned up for lessons. |
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| We are taught and indoctrinated into pursuing our own wants and desires, often at the expense of others. |
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| People are increasingly aware that on no account must economic development be achieved at the expense of the environment. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Despite a gerrymander, the number of opposition seats rose from 22 to 45, mostly at the expense of the ruling party. |
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| 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. |
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| The discussion was fast paced and jocular, with nearly all of the jokes at the expense of IMX's desperate competitors. |
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| A tremendous late charge from local ace Tony Skelton put him into second at the expense of Forster, just 0. 17s adrift of Wallbank. |
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| The ratchet will move further in the direction of control at the expense of liberty. |
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| For example, agents must not use their position to acquire benefits for themselves at the expense of their principals. |
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| 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. |
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| Is it willfulness, stubbornness, or just an attempt to be in control at the expense of everything and everyone else? |
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| A lot of time is spent on rebutting accusations and counter-accusations at the expense of development. |
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| Concentrating on consumption at the expense of production is a recipe for prolonging recessions. |
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| However, the Virgin Mother, the ideal of womanhood as presented by a patriarchal church, has been at the expense of real women. |
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| His work was all-consuming, often at the expense of those he loved, and he pursued his ambitions ruthlessly and selfishly. |
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| It caused jealousies, disagreements, and suspicions among allies, at the expense of the common cause. |
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| 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. |
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| Nor should they be concentrating on atmosphere and ambience at the expense of proper food. |
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| We are still clinging tenaciously to the latter at the expense of the former. |
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| On the whole, I think that this campaign tends toward the latter at the expense of the former. |
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| But early indications suggest resorts and urban centres are attracting holidaymakers at the expense of the countryside. |
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| In addition to Ruane, Willie Clarke was also returned at the expense of a third SDLP seat. |
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| Then there's health, where the notorious two-tier system supports the rich at the expense of the poor. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Discouraging access seems to provide minimal benefits at the expense of very poor public relations. |
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| It might prove to be a success at the economic level but this would be at the expense of quality of life. |
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| His aim was predominance, but not at the expense of at least the appearance of popularity. |
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| He is convinced that the tilt towards the environment at the expense of productivity has gone too far. |
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| Another risk posed by big clients is that they take up staff time at the expense of other, smaller clients. |
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| I suppose there's a case for continuity, but surely not at the expense of progress. |
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| Behind the move is a scramble to cut costs and boost profits at the expense of workers everywhere. |
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| The strategy may have been to go for turnover growth at the expense of profit margins. |
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| Why do we spend so much on things that give us tiny increases in comfort at the expense of so many other people? |
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| He said using the 2001 census was benefiting urban areas at the expense of rural areas. |
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| This seems a small price for a swindler to pay for enjoying a life of luxury at the expense of the small business community. |
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| In exposing weak or faulty paths, the opportunity to operate tactically at the expense of competitors becomes apparent. |
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| I agree that violence and explicit scenes should be sanitized but not at the expense of atmosphere or the story. |
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| It leads to economic impoverishment, as it would stimulate consumption at the expense of savings and encourage malinvestment of scarce resources. |
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| These findings support a global view of the development of management accounting in different locales at the expense of cultural differences. |
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| 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. |
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| Even so this was chiefly at the expense of Labour, while the Nationalist tide rose still higher on the backveld. |
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| He was to admit in later life that he had been somewhat mannered in his vocal style, at the expense of his physical presence. |
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| While the concept is a good one, Swift over-emphasizes breaks and scratching at the expense of vocals and harmonies. |
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| One man gains only at the expense of another, by seizure of the latter's property. |
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| 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. |
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| Regulation then as now is a form of mercantilism that benefits some at the expense of others. |
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| The result is to create sensationalism in the media at the expense of the union and its management. |
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| 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. |
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| I'm a big believer in using the fullest effective range of motion, but not at the expense of continuous tension. |
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| But this can only be done at the expense of human rights, as can be seen in the systematic torture inflicted on political detainees. |
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| The airlines themselves have become milch cows for CEOs who enrich themselves at the expense of their own companies. |
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| This has meant a shift to domestic and intra-regional travel involving short-haul destinations at the expense of long-haul travels. |
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| This had no effect at all on those violent mobsters, who continued merrily to have fun at the expense of innocent citizens. |
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| His challenge is to prove that the disruptive, tub-thumping and sometimes selfish approach will not be at the expense of long-term stability. |
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| 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. |
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| Instead, Comte sought to moralize one and all, a cure for humanity not for one class at the expense of another. |
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| Bonney's silvery clear voice is easy on the ears, and its clarity has not been obtained at the expense of personality. |
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| The U.S. Supreme Court last week struck a blow for privacy at the expense of the public's right to know. |
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| One should not focus on the media attention at the expense of the underlying issue. |
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| Species may multiply but they will tend to do so at the expense of other species. |
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| In the past, time has been wasted on unfruitful bickering at the expense of development. |
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| Many have unintentionally abused air, water, or land resources at the expense of environmental quality. |
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| The government has been accused of setting up a political slush fund at the expense of communities in need in Kerry and elsewhere. |
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| But this has been carried out exclusively in the interests of the bourgeoisie and at the expense of the working class. |
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| They're fixated on the notion of net profits at the expense of everything else. |
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| It also sanctifies the idea of the reclusive, solitary genius at the expense of the artist who engages with society and the world at large. |
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| The loan scheme is in fact a case of state-sponsored usury, carried out at the expense of young people. |
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| Pacifism absolutises peace at the expense of justice, and neutralism turns fence-sitting into moral superiority. |
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| York's Ladies went back to the top of the North Eastern Indoor Bowls League at the expense of New Earswick. |
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| Anyway, dividing politics into two categories is unsatisfactory since one category always gets valorised at the expense of the other. |
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| Cable companies argue they shouldn't have to carry multiple streams of broadcasters' channels at the expense of their own premium channels. |
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| That preparedness comes at the expense of being prepared to fight nimbly in a world of small, quick players. |
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| Grasslands replaced forests, so grazing mammals spread at the expense of browsers. |
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| The thought of making money at the expense of these venerable institutions was hugely tempting. |
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| It may be ethically objectionable to vivisect animals, or pursue profits at the expense of nature and community, but it is usually legal. |
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| This low rep range is essential to developing the hams and glutes at the expense of unwanted bodyfat. |
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| Eventually, many other middle-income countries will have their place in the sun at the expense of the entire continent. |
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| I do not think that nourishment of my body should be at the expense of the suffering of another living being. |
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| A tough stance on crime should not be at the expense of innocent people losing their long-treasured liberties. |
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| Medical schools used to put clinical excellence at the top of the agenda, at the expense of human contact and kindness. |
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| Rice imports grew from virtually zero to 200,000 tonnes a year, at the expense of domestically produced staples. |
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| Every time government subsidises a private school at the expense of a state school it helps the private sector to build its balance sheet. |
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| They never used offensive power to enlarge national territories at the expense of others. |
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| They reinforce images of managerial omnicompetence at the expense of more responsible views of leadership. |
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| Speculative onslaughts on the pound were resisted only at the expense of deflationary domestic policies. |
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| They won't be able to undermine other schools opting out of local authority control at the expense of others. |
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| The question is whether the increased vigilance comes at the expense of long-term strategic planning. |
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| Besides, the joke, to many, seemed more at the expense of his middle-class white victims than black street culture. |
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| For a spot of high-class window shopping at the expense of Prada, Valentino and Versace, try a stroll down Madison Avenue. |
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| Mr Hayes has challenged the introduction of competition at the expense of the British Post Office. |
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| For example, he declared outright that artistic directors have to back winners at the expense of exciting creativity. |
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| But they do not have the freedom to entertain some people at the expense of some others, and to indulge in character assassination. |
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| The first of these heresies was the tendency to be overprotective of people, at the expense of individual liberty. |
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| And if chief constables are given greater flexibility, we may well see police staff numbers grow at the expense of police officer numbers. |
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| The writer gives an astute assessment of a country run for the few at the expense of the many. Run by the Palsy-Walsy brigade. |
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| So pardon my sneaker color alert system, and excuse my laughter at the expense of ready.gov. |
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| The report accuses the church of allowing white parishes and parishioners to be favoured at the expense of their black brothers and sisters. |
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| Every politician that plays party politics at the expense of the interests of the people of Taiwan is responsible. |
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| For the return of the salmon in most Yorkshire rivers comes at the expense of coarse fish. |
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| In fact the biggest winners will be wealthy pensioners at the expense of people on low incomes. |
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| It was in the interests of those who have made vast and largely illicit fortunes at the expense of society that this war was fought. |
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| The idea of making unnecessary sacrifices at the expense of your looks and leisure time genuinely perplexes people. |
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| Conspicuous consumption of incongruent high-rise real-estate at the expense of venerable neighborhood community centers! |
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| Incrementally, we made choices that maximized short-term cash flow at the expense of long-term vision and planning. |
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| Both these feats were achieved at the expense of workers and the socially disadvantaged. |
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| It is the prophet's and visionary's belief that poetry expresses truth, even at the expense of beauty. |
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| The mega-wealthy and the filthy rich have been feeding their faces at the expense of the rest of us. |
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| Too much financialization of the economy has occured at the expense of the real productive sector. |
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| There is a lot of name-calling and finger-pointing at the expense of issues. |
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| As already mentioned, centrally planned economies put relatively large emphasis on industrial production at the expense of the service sector. |
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| The local authority of the sheriff was enhanced at the expense of the earl, particularly by making him constable of the castle. |
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| Some dishonest employees have even sent out their wedding invitations at the expense of the company. |
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| Psychological realism is therefore heightened at the expense of tragic irony. |
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| He says investors should not invest in companies that pay good franked dividends at the expense of companies that offer good value and diversity. |
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| Judges must, of course, be free from political interference, but that must not be at the expense of accountability. |
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| Call them what you like, motorists who drive without road tax are taking a free ride at the expense of the law-abiding. |
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| The book, the freebie gifts, the jollies at the expense of others, the only wonder is that she's got away with it for so long. |
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| Academic undergraduate curricula would have to be re-scheduled to incorporate time for acupuncture at the expense of other course work. |
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| This functional grouping often operates at the expense of work flow coordination. |
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| Today's New York Times has a story about the on-going spread of Arabic at the expense of the languages of Western Sudan, such as Fur and Daju. |
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| Moves to give cyclists new rights of way at the expense of motorists have been welcomed by a York cycling group. |
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| It might place a cap on prices if it seems that mobile phone operators are making huge profits at the expense of the customer. |
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| Industry special interests always have lobbyists pushing to maximize short-term profits at the expense of the environment. |
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| Banks and ATM operators must not be allowed to engage in profiteering at the expense of people in rural and regional areas. |
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| Such relationships are often maintained at the expense of the voters and the general public. |
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| It is a chance to express their natural desire for a little creative devilment, usually at the expense of their conformist elders. |
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| The tax code is economically destructive because it taxes savings and investment at the expense of consumption. |
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| This Winter's confused disorderly commercialism comes at the expense of taste, style and common sense. |
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| They both devoted themselves to the further enrichment of an oligarchy at the expense of the people. |
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| This facilitated the expansion of its large coffee estates at the expense of small peasants. |
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| Yet nowadays declining inner cities are disproportionately represented, at the expense of dormitory towns and rural areas. |
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| And if you give dosh to rich oldsters, it must be at the expense of someone else. |
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| The denser ones keep more sand out, but at the expense of engine power. |
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| Perhaps he has never visited tourist attractions in the capital and elsewhere and seen the vendors of ice cream and hot dogs making a fast buck at the expense of tourists. |
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| Until that happens, he believes, politicians, businessmen and vested interests will continue to amass illicit wealth at the expense of the common good. |
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| Such monetary flows have necessitated redistribution of purchasing power, favoring consumers and speculators at the expense of domestic producers. |
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| Being an optimistic bunny, I really hope that the mayor will come forward with a transport strategy that does not prioritise car drivers at the expense of everyone else. |
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| I wholly support organic production and believe it to be the only sane way to produce food but we must not iconise it at the expense of common sense. |
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| The translations I offer aim to transcribe the phrasing of the French as exactly as possible, often at the expense of English idiom or felicity of expression. |
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| They obtain economic rents at the expense of taxpayers and consumers who are unorganized, uninformed, and paying costs that are not well defined or conspicuous. |
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| 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. |
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| Lead may be added to the lower-strength manganese bronzes to increase machinability, but at the expense of decreased tensile strength and elongation. |
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| At the same time, the awakening interest in international trends at the expense of the Irish landscape tradition and pretty pastel abstraction is revealing. |
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| 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. |
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| That is, in spite of the importance of English to international relations, it remains a foreign body, and one that exists in school at the expense of other subjects. |
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| 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. |
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| Written in 1977, it is not so much a satire at the expense of the nouveau riche as a devastating portrait of marital hatred and middle class joylessness. |
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| In conditions of uncertainty, all avenues must be explored even at the expense of redundancy and wasted resources. |
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| In recent decades, successive governments have carried out policies aimed at benefiting a tiny privileged elite at the expense of the broad mass of working people. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| A substantial and growing area of psychological research, cognitive science, knowingly and by design magnifies internal validity at the expense of external validity. |
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| 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. |
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| Protesters say such companies profit at the expense of poor countries. |
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| 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. |
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| This madness is the implacable and relentless determination to kill insight and awareness, even at the expense of destroying the island they depend on. |
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| 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. |
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| He tends to avoid expanded percussion and even double basses and to include a piano at the expense of strings, all to the end of getting the music clean and clear. |
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| 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. |
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| Also, when carbohydrates are eaten, it stimulates the body to burn carbohydrate as fuel, and this can be at the expense of the body's fat-burning potential. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| A snag in the sound system brought the music and dance to an abrupt halt, prompting Archana to crack a few jokes at the expense of the electrical crew. |
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| Corrupt authorities also gave permits for shoddy housing and other construction in the riverbed, enriching individual contractors at the expense of public safety. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Being a batsman with an insatiable hunger for runs, he will also no doubt gorge himself at the expense of bowling attacks the length and breadth of the country. |
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| 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. |
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| The notion of diversity is simply an ideological dodge to conceal the fact that selection is being reintroduced to favour some at the expense of others. |
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| Economic growth has been bought at the expense of ecological disarray. |
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| Deregulation promotes programming in which mediocrity supersedes excellence, and conformity and orthodoxy are reinforced at the expense of diversity. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| By the official count, Andrews had saved a total of six fellow soldiers at the expense of his own life. |
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| Unfortunately, that gamble was at the expense of Miss America's supposed mission. |
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| Everything is meant to be utilitarian and efficient, at the expense of relaxation or comfort. |
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| But the price of artistic freedom comes at the expense of professional protection. |
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| As occurs in every economic transition some benefited some at the expense of others. |
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| There are also signs a ceasefire will be brokered in the coming days, probably at the expense of al-Baghdadi. |
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| The GOP had to abandon the ceaseless pursuit of the last white guy in Mississippi at the expense of alienating the mainstream. |
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| Public policies promote building new schools on outlying land at the expense of small, walkable, community-centered schools in older neighborhoods. |
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| The Ottomans or Osmanlis established themselves in north-western Anatolia, expanding at the expense of Byzantium and the Italian trading colonies of the Aegean shores. |
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| Rembrandt's portraits of individual sitters are similarly energetic, emphasizing faces, hands, and dynamic silhouettes at the expense of costumes and settings. |
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| 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. |
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| For example, this could be where the judgement was based on replacing septic tanks with cesspools, or with private sewage treatment plants at the expense of the applicant. |
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| Any program of restitution, however, contemplates the use of tax dollars to benefit some subclass of the population at the expense of everyone else. |
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| 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. |
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| These tax cuts will be for the benefit of the high earners at the expense of the poorest, the uneducated and the most vulnerable people in our society. |
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| And so commences the raillery, at the expense of the grousing giant. |
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| He declared that most long fraud trials were the result of the very rich robbing the filthy rich, who then pursued justice at the expense of the taxpayer. |
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| 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. |
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| For incompetents and dossers prosper only at the expense of good workers. |
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| So much money was poured into it, at the expense of the magazines. |
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| 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. |
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| The notion that justice is a zero-sum game, that any gains won by one group come at the expense of another, is nonsense. |
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| 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. |
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| Indeed, his work has actually been criticised for placing too great an emphasis on bravura technical skills at the expense of these other properties. |
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| Such an approach, she said, would include support for exploration programs, but not at the expense of earth science, space science, or aeronautics. |
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| The greenschist-facies overprint resulted in the growth of actinolitic amphiboles, plagioclase and titanite at the expense of pyroxene and rutile or ilmenite. |
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| To summon up some pre-broadcast interest, Starkey's been banging his tambourine for England at the expense of the Scots, which shows the desperate dullness of his subject. |
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| But this has been at the expense of the working class and significant sections of the middle class whose living standards have stagnated and declined. |
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| The episode evoked an earlier contretemps, when the ministry of culture judged the visual-arts biennale to be overly sympathetic to new media at the expense of painting. |
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| 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. |
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| Was there a major expansion of Pama-Nyungan speakers, probably around five millennia ago, at the expense of other languages previously spoken in the area? |
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| The discovery sparked complaints from marketeers, that some traders were using charms at the expense of others who were genuinely and honestly trading. |
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| He is so eager to accommodate his supporters and contributors that there seems to be very little that he is not willing to do for them at the expense of the public interest. |
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| Never mind that China obsessively focuses on feathering its own economic nest, often at the expense of poor nations. |
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| Similarly, one could also cite the much-deplored corporate fixation with the short-term maximisation of profits at the expense of longer-term strategies. |
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| 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. |
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| Epstein has defined the essence of snobbery as not merely the wish to impress others but the effort to make oneself feel superior at the expense of others. |
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| But he seemed to be taken by surprise and failed to make a clean contact as the other player was able to parry his shot at the expense of a corner. |
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| Improved graphics at the expense of battery life was a tradeoff the designers were willing to make. |
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| Over the course of the war, Great Britain gained enormous areas of land and influence at the expense of the French. |
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| Policemen who've grown uhhh, overnourished, by helping themselves to free meals at the expense of hapless carinderia owners. |
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| Britain's immediate fear was Russian expansion at the expense of the Ottoman Empire, which the UK desired to preserve. |
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| It might have slightly decreased since that time at the expense of increasing inequality within countries. |
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| This was at the expense of more complicated valve gear and increased maintenance requirements. |
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| But it is at the expense of those whose lives have been ruined by the pederasts the church has shielded. |
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| This protection erodes the Cape's shoreline at the expense of its cliffs, while protecting towns from Fairhaven to Marshfield. |
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| As might be expected, this comes at the expense of narrative. |
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| Triplications in pay, recruiting, public relations and intelligence services added to costs at the expense of efficiency. |
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| They were aggressive and expansionistic, extending their territory at the expense of nearby tribes like the Atrebates. |
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| In his last years a propensity to concentrate on detail at the expense of the whole of a piece became marked. |
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| Reforms of the voting system increased the power of the House of Commons at the expense of the House of Lords and the monarch. |
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| Biotite, actinolite, chlorite and talc formed at the expense of primary olivine and pyroxene that are not preserved. |
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| The shocks of the fourth century privileged pietas and divine virtus at the expense of human virtues. |
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| Actors were likewise regarded with suspicion, as their performances provided an opportunity for satire at the expense of the government. |
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| The new mix has also been accused of putting too much emphasis on the score at the expense of the sound effects. |
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| They next extended their authority into Hispania at the expense of the Suebi and Vandals. |
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| This is a short-sighted attempt to make a fast buck at the expense of the future of the UK's infrastructure and economic prospects. |
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| Middlesbro ugh scored a goal in each half to progress at the expense of West Auckland in the FA Cup. |
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| Then follow them up with yuks at the expense of her distinctive, high-pitched voice. |
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| Constructive trusts are established to prevent unjust enrichment of one party at the expense of another. |
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| And the truth is that both extremes of narcissism and echolalia seem to coexist today, at the expense of a balanced sense of self. |
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| It promoted governmental regulation of a nation's economy for the purpose of augmenting state power at the expense of rival national powers. |
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| But the industry, as a whole, still remains inexpediently focused on regulatory compliance at the expense of a quality culture. |
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| They would also have a limited power of obtaining, by combination, an increase of general wages at the expense of profits. |
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| Never again can the old-boy network be allowed to protect useless doctors at the expense of patients' lives. |
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| Slavery kept prices low and profit was maximized at the expense of human lives. |
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| Was Williams enjoying a philistine practical joke at the expense of an intrusive antiquary and transparently naive bardolator? |
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| Similarly, if the florin weakens greatly, he could well reap a windfall at the expense of the London branch. |
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| The socialist MP urged for levelheadedness, arguing that politics must involve emotions, but not at the expense of reason. |
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| They negotiated directly with Shelburne, who hoped to make Britain a valuable trading partner of America at the expense of France. |
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| The bright spot among domestic table wines continues to be fighting varietals, at the expense of jug wines. |
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| Uruguay were the other team to qualify from that group at the expense of both Mexico and France. |
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| Considerable sales of pharmaceutical products in black market has been at the expense of sales by drug stores and dispensaries. |
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| Around the country, local Gaelic and Gaelicised lords expanded their powers at the expense of the English government in Dublin. |
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| I am wholly in favour of expanding educational opportunity, but it should not be at the expense of dumbing down what is being offered. |
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| Hugh the Younger subsequently expanded his holdings and power across Wales, mainly at the expense of the other Marcher Lords. |
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| Leaf springs have done a good support job for decades, but at the expense of a comfortable ride. |
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| They believed the change would benefit supermarkets and other large retailers at the expense of proprietors of small shops. |
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| Modern palmistry differs from the ancient methods in concentrating on what is called chirognomy at the expense of chiromancy. |
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| Comstockery is the world's standing joke at the expense of the United States. |
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| Henry Richard was returned at the expense of the sitting member, Henry Austin Bruce. |
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| Michael Moore's film Sicko, for example, attacks the healthcare industry for its alleged emphasis on profits at the expense of patients. |
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| These forms flourished at the expense of other forms of English drama, which went into a long period of decline. |
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| 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. |
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| The most notable has been the 2010 proposal that Guangzhou Television increase its broadcast in Mandarin at the expense of Cantonese programs. |
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| In the 17th century transportation was carried out at the expense of the convicts or the shipowners. |
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| 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. |
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| The Allied offensives in Italy had succeeded and, at the expense of allowing several German divisions to retreat, on 4 June, Rome was captured. |
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| The party went from holding six seats in the House of Commons to 56, mostly at the expense of the Labour Party. |
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| It also had the permanent consequence of empowering German princes at the expense of the German emperors. |
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| Throughout the 14th century, French kings sought to expand their influence at the expense of the territorial holdings of the nobility. |
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| In gerrymandering, constituencies are deliberately designed to unfairly increase the number of seats won by one party at the expense of another. |
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| The difficulty in targeting bombs meant that the shipyards and steelworks were often missed, at the expense of the residential areas. |
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| Thus, they opposed the mercantilist policy of promoting manufacturing and trade at the expense of agriculture, including import tariffs. |
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| This ability to expand rapidly is at the expense of other plants and wildlife, can cause major problems for land users and managers. |
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| Over the centuries these borders have varied, mainly at the expense of Tuscany. |
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| Consequently, the publishers were increasingly demanding stories that would focus on Thomas at the expense of other characters. |
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| Suffering a bad case of sequelitis, this Sister Act follow-up is too formulaic and frequently pauses to sermonize at the expense of entertaining. |
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| Systematically lowering the number of representatives from a given district directly benefits larger parties at the expense of smaller ones. |
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| The stratosphere, or younger sedimentary envelope has been formed almost entirely at the expense of the Sal envelope. |
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| The combined setup gave a fair approximation of the ideal events, at the expense of increased friction and wear, and the mechanism tended to be complicated. |
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| The Danish language was also encouraged at the expense of Faroese. |
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| On 23 May he described to his generals his overall plan of not only seizing the Polish Corridor but greatly expanding German territory eastward at the expense of Poland. |
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| Dayan, a firm infantry man, preferred that arm of the service at the expense of armour, which Dayan saw as clumsy, pricey, and suffering from frequent breakdowns. |
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| 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. |
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| The death of Madog ap Meredudd of Powys in 1160 opened an opportunity for Owain I of Gwynedd to further press Gwynedd's influence at the expense of Powys. |
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| In 1247 Henry encouraged his relatives to travel to England, where they were rewarded with large estates, largely at the expense of the English barons. |
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| The election saw Plaid Cymru make gains at the expense of Labour, although Labour remain the largest party in the Assembly, as they have since it began. |
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| As with many small towns, the decline of local commerce has resulted in Connah's Quay overdeveloping its houses at the expense of shops and businesses. |
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| This gives stability during swimming at the expense of mobility. |
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| The language of the migrants, Old English, came over the next few centuries to predominate throughout what is now England, at the expense of British Celtic and British Latin. |
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| His committee also produced a new type of cruiser in a similar style to Dreadnought with a high speed achieved at the expense of armour protection. |
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| Both, they claim, were British spies, sent into Central Asia as part of a grand design for paramountcy there at the expense of Russia, whose influence they aimed to destroy. |
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| Because water droplets are more numerous than the ice crystals the crystals are able to grow to hundreds of micrometers in size at the expense of the water droplets. |
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| In twenty years, Philip had unified his kingdom, expanded it north and west at the expense of Illyrian tribes, and then conquered Thessaly and Thrace. |
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| He ordered the synagogue rebuilt at the expense of the bishop. |
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| The imperial attention and funding came to be diverted for the third, fourth, and fifth Mongol campaigns at the expense of the treasure fleet's voyages. |
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| Hrothgar advances Beowulf as the possible heir to the throne and strengthens the exogamic relations at the expense of his endogamic kinship bonds. |
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| Thus once a computer programme has been prepared, vastly different conditions can be inserted and experimented with at the expense of a few hours of computer time. |
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