Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] at the expense " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would hardly have been possible for it to support beauty and extravagance and pleasure at the expense of mere survival , but it did at least hint that such a view could be held , and its mere admission of this possibility was to Clara profoundly satisfying . |
| 2 | The language and procedures for dealing with that alienation encompass conflict and confrontation at the expense of planned purposeful strategies . |
| 3 | The important question is this : is the ASB putting too much stress on reliability and comparability at the expense of relevance ? |
| 4 | Numerous stories began to circulate of American machinations and claim-jumping at the expense of the British . |
| 5 | The overemphasis on nuclear weapons and missiles at the expense of conventional forces was seen by many observers , both military and civilian , to have gone too far , too fast , and too soon ; but the political prize of ending National Service had been seized and that was all that mattered to the Macmillan Government in 1957 . |
| 6 | They were placed under the supervision of a senior student , Richard Lawrence of Birmingham , who was to have one guinea a week and board and accommodation at the expense of the College . |
| 7 | The fear is always that the outside will be presented with the chance to gain knowledge and power at the expense of the institution ; although this is often only obliquely implied : |
| 8 | He was alleged to have gained Kr<24,000,000 ( about US$800,000 ) for himself and colleagues at the expense of the state . |
| 9 | The danger in the education system is that there will be an emphasis on procedures and practices at the expense of personal growth and relationships . |
| 10 | On evidence ( to date limited ) , Gorbachev , like his patron , has shown a strong interest in the East German reforms , which strengthen the centre ( the State planning Commission ) and enterprises at the expense of intermediaries ( ministries ) — rather than the Hungarian reform , which strengthens markets . |