Example sentences of "do [adv] at the expense " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another thing , sociology would seem to be saying that those who have wealth and do well do so at the expense of the poor unfortunate . |
| 2 | If a meme is to dominate the attention of a human brain , it must do so at the expense of ‘ rival ’ memes . |
| 3 | The firm which wishes to increase its market share in a static market must do so at the expense of its competitors . |
| 4 | They say that if they create Regional Government they will do so at the expense of National Government and not Local Government , but that is n't true because Mister has already said that erm strategic services such as passenger transport will b will be handed over to regions and if that goes obviously fire , police and strategic planning will be lost to us . |
| 5 | One party can only do well at the expense of another , in competition for resources , recognition etc . |