Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] at the expense " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is imperative that savings are not made at the expense of those the legal aid system exists to serve . |
| 2 | The problem is that arrogance and aggression are often expressed at the expense of other road users . |
| 3 | If the contingent environmental events are then altered so that certain ways of performing the skill are preferred to others , then some ways of performing the behaviour will be selectively reinforced at the expense of others . |
| 4 | Each national group had its own glorious epoch which it did not share with its neighbours ; in fact , the glories of one medieval kingdom were often achieved at the expense of its neighbours . |
| 5 | The lawless janissaries and their local Turkish supporters were now appeased at the expense of the Christian peasants . |
| 6 | We must be careful that the harmonisation of individual legislatures is not achieved at the expense of those groups with little economic power . |
| 7 | That was not achieved at the expense of health and safety , because over the same period fatal accidents fell by 72 per cent . |