With no limit, profligate countries could go on a spending spree at the expense of thriftier ones.

There was no expense cost. Perfect field trip.

They should also make clear that no regional deal can be made at the expense of Lebanon s sovereignty.

I traveled at my own expense.

Wadad Halwani They reconciled at our expense

We can no longer get away with subsidizing economic growth and standards of living at the expense of the global environment.

Who doesn t enjoy a joke at the expense of politicians?

Such extraordinary fiscal largesse, all at taxpayers expense, cannot continue indefinitely.

And labor hoarding was encouraged at the expense of productivity and profitability.

When they reconciled, they made up without us and at our expense.

Their priority is themselves at the expense of their people group members.

Those at the top, in such cases, are enriched at the direct expense of those at the bottom.

As a result, mechanistic solidarity grows stronger at the expense of organic solidarity.

So its trade surplus continues to soar at the expense of other countries.

This comes largely at the expense of small farmers and consumers, particularly the poor.

Once pushing industrialization at the expense of agriculture, African leaders routinely ignored ordinary farmers.

The predominance of non proliferation concerns at the expense of disarmament must be addressed.

Addressing global warming effectively requires long term innovation that makes green energy affordable to all. Until then, wasting enormous sums of money at the expense of the world s poor is no solution at all.

Much as Austria s alignment with Germany drove the Slavs to seek Russian patronage at the expense of imperial unity, European alignments with Russia drive the new members to seek US patronage at the expense of EU unity.

The share of income going to capital has been rising, at the expense of labor.

But not at the expense of growth itself and China plans to grow pretty fast.

But almost all changes in laws and regulations benefit some at the expense of others.

This has come at the expense of sectors that are more dependent on equity financing.

For over a century, the Yoruba state had expanded at the expense of its neighbors.

However, it appears that an indigent defendant cannot choose his own counsel at public expense.

The comment drew a few chuckles. Who doesn t enjoy a joke at the expense of politicians?

True, it was a shameful agreement conceived to appease the aggressor at the expense of Czechoslovakia.

Overemphasizing some human rights at the expense of others had led to selectivity and double standards.

The Spring and Autumn period led to a few states gaining power at the expense of many others, the latter no longer able to depend on central authority for legitimacy or protection.

1 No child shall exercise any risky work, or work which obstructs his her education or which is at the expense of his her health as well as physical or spiritual growth.

This means that the developed countries that lend the SDRs would incur no interest expense and no responsibility for repayment. There are some serious technical problems involved in offsetting the interest income against the interest expense, particularly in the United States, but the net effect would be a wash.

They can then decide for themselves, at their own expense, how much further treatment he should have.

Should Europeans have accused the US of manipulating the exchange rate to expand exports at its expense?

The automobile market was rescued in 2009 at the expense of sales in 2010 and subsequent years.

In 2008 2009, the influence of the G 20 grew, at the expense of the G 8.

Their lobbying, which is carried out at the expense of their companies, is subsidized by their shareholders.

But once they have staged their spectacles, at vast expense to the host country, they move on.

It was important to protect the family, but not at the expense of one of its members.

This may be bad for the distribution of wealth and income, because it will enrich the creditor at the expense of the debtor, but there will be no net burden on future generations.

(d) Contribution and expense flows

Eventually, the books must be balanced, and this will probably happen at the expense of future social spending.

Often left out in most reports, the haosgels provide a valuable service but often at their own expense.

However, increased spending on safety and security must not be at the expense of the Organization's other activities.

Each country may also be tempted by protectionist measures, trying to preserve domestic jobs at the expense of imports.

The chairman of a board must serve the interests of the company often at the expense of its competitors.