Example sentences of "[prep] be [vb pp] at the expense " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remainder of the forest wastes was in most cases divided between the lords of the manors and the commoners , in proportion to the value of their interests : the allotments were then to be fenced at the expense of the proprietors . |
| 2 | Thus , a statutory provision allowing recourse to an alternative remedy will not readily be interpreted as requiring the alternative redress to be sought at the expense of an application to a court . |
| 3 | There was the public humiliation of being dropped from the side ; the autocratic style of managers , who were themselves as afraid and insecure as their players ; the refusal to let good players use their natural talent to play , forcing them through repetitive training ‘ systems ’ and naïve ‘ game plans ’ ; the petty jealousies of the players , their hierarchies , and childish pranks ; the fear of the new signing , who has to be included at the expense of an old friend ; the view of a match from ‘ the inside ’ when you know a team-mate does not want the ball but wants it to look as if you will not give it to him . |
| 4 | The presence of your firm has to be pushed against the competition — and eventually your firm has to be advanced at the expense of others . |
| 5 | It has always been made clear that the Government 's reforms are not to be introduced at the expense of patient and client care . |
| 6 | Suddenly there were too many women realising that their happiness had to be taken at the expense of their men 's — men who had promised so much and could not now deliver the goods ; just like her father five years before . |