Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [vb pp] at the expense " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes one aspect of our being has been developed at the expense of the other . |
| 2 | Since then , the directors have done little other than line their own pockets , award themselves enormous pay increases and indulge in dodgy share options , all of which has been done at the expense of the domestic customer , whose bill has gone up by 40 per cent . |
| 3 | Mind you , some of this performance has been achieved at the expense of portability , such is the need for ruggedness in bass rigs . |
| 4 | Logical coherence has been gained at the expense of empirical relevance . |
| 5 | It will assess the extent to which dependency on international agencies has been established at the expense of indigenous agencies and whether emergency provision has been sustained by the exclusion of developmental aid in a protracted refugee situation . |
| 6 | HE admits that the end product has been improved at the expense of character but quotes the co-op 's slogan : ‘ Consistently better , consistently bitter ’ . |