Sentences with phrase «doing at the expense»

And they want to do it at the expense of the competition.

«I need to run a city that has room for prosperous businesses,» O'Brien said, «but doesn't do it at the expense of people getting pushed into poverty.»

I would certainly max out my 401k if possible, but I don't know that I would do it at the expense of passing up other investing opportunities.

But don't do it at the expense of your product.

Case in point, it is not logical to suggest there is «good» vs «bad» if there is no ultimate moral authority, no higher power that created everything, including free will and the ability to choose whether to heed that drive to do what is «good» vs doing what you want to do at the expense of «good» and of other people.

However, in his own self assessment and self indictment (he preached divisiveness) he foresaw a future where religious leaders would be scrambling to hold leadership positions just like he did at the expense of the word of God.

While waking early for a «quiet time» is important, don't do it at the expense of your sleep.

They have gone the complete opposite direction as Christian theology, emphasizing doing at the expense of knowing and being.

«Reducing the federal deficit is critical for our nation's long term health but it should not be done at the expense of the most vulnerable.

It has led to an emphasis on the ideology of doing at the expense of contemplation.

A woman's «right to choose» is an obvious example, coming as it does at the expense of the weakest of the weak, the unborn.

He does that at the expense of other players who are much better and well suited to such positions that need them.

However this should not be done at the expense of the club's success.

You can talk about why you hate homebirth all you want but don't do it at the expense of another person's grief.

However, it mustn't be discounted that some portion of obesity is the result of bodies trying to satisfy nutritional needs which can only be done at the expense of taking in more calories.

Formula marketing — such as handing out samples — is meant to sell formula, and at least some of the time it does that at the expense of breastfeeding.

«But we will not do it at the expense of our special education children.»

While I thoroughly enjoyed teaching, I was not willing to do it at the expense of research.

All athletes can benefit from focusing on whole foods, vegetables, meats, nuts, and the like... but when done at the expense of carbohydrate sources and when this involves the arbitrary elimination of certain foods, performance is likely to suffer.

But don't do it at the expense of your form.

While the notion of resting the gut from a prolonged fast may seem logical, it is often done at the expense of losing the gut's most important nutrient: glutamine, the primary fuel to keep the gut working well, especially for the absorption of nutrients.

And here's another: The first time Nyong» o demands an on - the - spot push - up from her Black Panther co-star, she does it at the expense of a striking royal - blue and candy - apple - red striped sweater:

However, they were not told to do this at an expense of giving up their femininity.

I felt bad for Muresan, and hope they paid him well for all the stuff done at his expense.

But he also expresses regret at having done it at the expense of his family.

We don't have to do this at the expense of kids, nor do we have to put the brakes on looking at our practice as teachers, but we do need to expand our attention to include the social and emotional health of the adults who work in schools.

Ofqual says it has a duty to uphold standards, which is correct, but it should not do this at the expense of young people's futures.

This is being done at the expense of other character virtues — both moral, such as honesty and compassion, and intellectual, such as curiosity and love of learning.

I have a hard time doing that at the expense of our students.

Well, you get faster, of course, but adding speed to a car like this can't be done at the expense of any of the other pieces that make up the whole.

Doing research for your writing is often a good investment, as long as you don't do it at the expense of your writing time.

Were the white men's achievements done at the expense of the indigenous people?

This bunch just has a personal axe to grind, and does it at the expense of the innocent.

It is able to do this at the expense of the cash value, which is going to be much less than other permanent life insurance policies.

While I am always looking to increase the monthly / quarterly dividends that flow my way, I don't want to do it at the expense of the principal amount I am investing.

But attorneys for Fund for Animals and local environmentalists say the effort, however needed, should not be done at the expense of other birds and wildlife.

Shrinking the image down in accommodation makes things look better, but this is done at the expense of the image size.

This was done at the expense of Steam Cloud functionality, though; «It has been turned off, and we won't turn it back on until we're absolutely sure it will not cause any more problems.

It was noted that this must also be done at the expense of Silicon Knights itself.

I applaud games that encourage couch co-op, though sometimes wonder why they would do it at the expense of online connectivity.

I do understand that money is also a big deal, but seeking the cheapest deals is often done at the expense of the environment.

«That makes it more difficult for folks like us, who say we want to create the jobs and opportunity in the new industry, but we don't want to do it at the expense of water quality and quality of life.»

What I'm specifically thinking of is whether activities with severely negative environmental impact when done at the expense of forested areas — namely agriculture and oil palm cultivation — will be held accountable.

I like twitter, but many people are doing it at the expense of owning their own assets online.

«Review of the «Assurance of Discontinuance» provides rich, indeed stunning, detail into how business was done at the expense of corporate policyholders in particular whose premiums were sufficiently large as to make bid - rigging, kickbacks, lying, and cheating lucrative for the participants — both the individuals whose bonuses and power reflected their success in business and the companies that employed them that generated large premiums from the widespread conspiracy and corruption endemic to the top - tier of the insurance brokerage industry and the insurers that paid them.»

But they don't want to do this at the expense of their health, or their relationships.

Cost - shifting through cutting benefits or keeping employers» rates artificially low is done at the expense of injured workers, their families and Ontario taxpayers.

However, you should not do this at your expense.

If you want to litigate on someone's dime, go work for an insurance defense firm or do some corporate work — don't do it at the expense of the family law client that has bills to pay and debts to pay off.

Sometimes this is done at the expense of the relationship.