Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [vb pp] at the expense " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The result is : ( 1 ) That this Act does not necessarily require anything to be done under it which might not be done without causing a nuisance ; ( 2 ) That as to those things which may or may not be under it , there is no evidence on the face of the Act that the legislature supposed it to be impossible for any of them to be done ( if they were done at all ) somewhere and under some circumstances , without creating a nuisance ; and ( 3 ) That the legislature has manifested no intention that any of these optional powers , as to asylums , should be exercised at the expense of , or so as to interfere with , any man 's private rights . |
| 2 | This creates a problem in that there is no justification why a manager 's compensation package should be supplemented at the expense of the corporation or its shareholders . |
| 3 | As neither is achievable ( or should be attempted at the expense of the other ) an overconstrained system exists . |
| 4 | These are only a few of the choices before them , but even these are very difficult to prioritize and at times some of them must be sacrificed at the expense of others in this play . |
| 5 | However , convictions for rape are hard to obtain and defendants very often plead not guilty when charged , so that the symbolic advantages of such a change might be achieved at the expense of even fewer convictions for the conduct concerned . |
| 6 | A wider bandwidth could be achieved at the expense of a shorter delay time , but this would not give such a good reverberation effect . |
| 7 | The ‘ poverty lobby ’ sought to persuade the government that family allowances could be increased at the expense of child tax allowances . |
| 8 | For example , helping one client obtain a council tenancy may be achieved at the expense of others on the list . |
| 9 | There is a possibility , albeit unlikely , that knowledge may be advanced at the expense of the subject . |
| 10 | A decision that a local authority should take proceedings for libel , if the action were available at law , would probably be made by the majority of councillors in defence of the reputation of the council with reference to conduct for which that majority might be responsible ; and the proceedings would be conducted at the expense of the local taxpayers . |
| 11 | However , the need for some form of travolator or form of fixed link would involve an extra change , which is avoidable and would be provided at the expense of convenience and journey time . |
| 12 | All certificates , information and evidence required by the Insurer shall be furnished at the expense of the Insured Person or his/her legal personal representatives . |
| 13 | While this is adequate for many purposes , more colours can be generated at the expense of a reduction in the number of unit map cells that can be printed across the width of the paper by the use of a procedure called dithering . |
| 14 | They can be gained at the expense of time spent on clients with other problems ( as will be seen in Chapter 4 ) or they can be derived from additional funding earmarked for the purpose . |
| 15 | But if , indeed , higher returns on retirement can be bought at the expense of derisory returns on death , how is it that terminal bonuses play such an important part in the ultimate returns . |