“It is readily seen that the Government might needlessly expend a huge sum of money by making ditches larger than is necessary.”

“In Ireland, he might, by the existing law, be suffered to expend the last drop of his blood in the defense of his country.”

“Why would individuals expend effort to persuade an audience about something that it already believes?”

“Thus, the energy a stevedore expends in unloading boxes from a ship is recycled to him in the form of the money which he uses to buy bread.”

“Precycling represents the stage before recycling and, unlike recycling, it expends little energy.”

“He expends all his energies reacting to the incessant, queasy lurch of the metallic object confining his limbs.”

“But for stable mature companies, they should be expensed, or other methods of compensation should be used.”

“Compensation cost arising from the issuance of stock options may be expensed or capitalized in the same way as cash compensation.”

“They must be expensed through the income statement, because the future benefits of such investments are so uncertain.”

“He must be one of the few tabloid journalists who can get away with expensing cocaine.”

“Options play a huge role in economic growth and expensing them could hurt small companies.”

“The more people talk about the debate over expensing stock options, the less of a big deal it appears to be.”

“The US media is expending a lot of ink and air time evaluating the potential economic effects of George Bush's new tax-cut proposal.”

“Massachusetts enjoyed a qualified success with its militia by expending money and energy on the effort.”

“Why should they be expending precious resources and energy on saving these creatures?”