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

(d) Contribution and expense flows

I don't care about the expense.

There was no expense cost. Perfect field trip.

I had a good dinner at his expense.

Think of the expense, the human cost of that.

He did it at the expense of his health.

Urban areas grew at the expense of rural areas.

John finished the work at the expense of his health.

We cannot pursue one at the expense of the other two.

So this developer said, You know what, we'll underwrite the entire expense.

The total expense for the project amounts to one hundred million yen.

The main expense is medication and in case of surgical procedures, surgical supplies.

What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn't eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn't drink from the flock's milk?

What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn't eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn't drink from the flock's milk?

China, meanwhile, with foreign reserves worth half its total output, denies with a straight face that it is deliberately manipulating the value of the renminbi. So its trade surplus continues to soar at the expense of other countries.

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

The United States failed to strike this balance with respect to its 2003 invasion of Iraq. While America s military power was sufficient to defeat Saddam Hussein s forces quickly, it did so at the expense of its attractiveness in many countries.

Since its enactment in 2000, the Courts have interpreted the relevant legislation in a broad manner, thus enabling the conviction of traffickers despite the efforts of defence counsel to stress the letter of the law at the expense of its spirit.

Or do you demand any wages from them so that they are burdened with expense?

Or do you demand any wages from them so that they are burdened with expense?

In addition, electronic commerce plays a part in reducing the expense of international trading activities.

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

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

That may entail some expense in the short term, but with dividends in the long run.

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

The appeals for the system to furnish assistance in very sensitive and complex areas had placed an additional burden on its resources and should not be answered at the expense of cooperation for development.

Article 43 An enterprise shall pay basic medical, basic pension, unemployment, working injury and other social insurance premiums for its employees, for which the necessary expenses shall be listed and paid as cost (expense) directly.

We can increase it a bit at the expense of rainforests, but there's a limitation very soon.

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

Specifically, Iraq argues that there is no evidence that the Security Council intended that Iraq is to be held liable for temporary damage to a natural resource that has been or will be restored at its expense.

These officials are also authorized to take samples of chemicals in order to analyse them at the establishment's expense .

The non proliferation aspect of the Treaty must not be emphasized at the expense of the two other aspects.

Three their production has been supported by government agencies at the expense of a more health and Earth friendly diet.

UNHCR must be careful that action in support of internally displaced persons was not at the expense of refugee protection.

Defendants would also have counsel of their own choosing, at public expense if necessary, from the time of their arrest.

Efforts like the G 20 are welcome, but they lack authority and capacity, in addition to suffering from excessive size. The result is multilateralism s dilemma 160 the inclusion of more actors increases an organization s legitimacy at the expense of its utility.

Efforts like the G 20 are welcome, but they lack authority and capacity, in addition to suffering from excessive size. The result is multilateralism s dilemma the inclusion of more actors increases an organization s legitimacy at the expense of its utility.

Colonialism doomed Puerto Rico to arbitrary rule by an imperial power that used war as the only approach to international politics and enhanced its own strength at the expense of the freedom of other peoples in various parts of the world.

The top level richest people evade taxes of US 200 billion approximately every year, often at the expense of ordinary employees.

After an average marketing expense of US 98 million for distribution was deducted, there was only around US 70 million left.

There has to be a willingness to do good deeds, but not, of course, at the expense of our own sanity.

But does Turkey s shift of focus southward and toward regional power status come at the expense of the country s EU ambitions?

Managers and personnel should be careful, however, not to focus more on performance measures at the expense of the Organization's objectives.

Surely, the intimate knowledge gained of our unique culture, economy and people is well worth the expense of providing such representation.