Sentences with phrase «even at expense to»

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And with good reason; millions of entrepreneurs and businesspeople have embraced the idea that carving out a slice of an existing market can certainly be effective, but finding new opportunities — finding blue oceans — is even better, since those gains don't have to come at the expense of other businesses or other people.

«Then, as now, the system was rudderless, unstable, and insecure — which persuaded countries to protect their own national interests, even at the expense of the collective good.»

The bi-level Royal Suite at this most decadent of Dubai hotels spares no expense: with 24 - karat - gold iPads, a private cinema, personal butlers, uninterrupted views of the Arabian Gulf, and a menu of 13 different kind of pillows, it's enough to make even the most jaded of travelers feel like a sheik.

Even at the 6 to 9 month mark, it is unlikely your business will cover all (or many) of your expenses.

These kinds of managers simply can't say no to these superiors, even at the expense of their own teams.

However, if those jokes are at the expense of other people or have even the smallest potential to make people squirm, keep them to yourself.

Cleverness was a bonus to that, and seductiveness even more so, but neither could be applied at the expense of that prime directive.

«When I made the difficult decision to cut expenses at Fab in mid-2013 I had essentially two options in front of me: keep growing at the pace we were growing and hope I could raise even more money down the road, or scale back and control our own destiny.

«This is the period at which wage rates typically peak and is the best time to work and earn the most, even at the expense of present well - being, so as to have increased wealth and well - being later in life,» he says.

Even if you don't receive an official income form for work you performed, you probably still need to let the IRS know about it: If your income (after expenses) from a side gig is at least $ 400, you are required to report it and pay taxes on it.

Its surging U.S. growth appears to be coming at least partly at the expense of Blue Apron, which held twice the market share of HelloFresh in 2015 and even as recently 2016, according to data from online audience measurement firm SimilarWeb.

By cutting back on expenses, Jacobson was able to retire at 38 even though his joint income with his wife never surpassed $ 135,000.

Meanwhile, miners in the notorious Mponeng mine — already the world's deepest at 2.5 miles — continue to follow veins even deeper into the earth at greater and greater expense.

Defaults are rising, and some older Americans are even having their wages and Social Security checks garnished by the government at a time in life when their budgets are already constrained by retirement and health care expenses, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis published Monday.

Working hard is a great way to impact the world, to learn, to grow, to feel accomplished, and sometimes even to find happiness, but it becomes a problem when you do so at the expense of the people closest to you.

Thousands of workers are walking off of job sites, fed up with going to work hungry, putting their lives at risk at rickety refineries, all for a paycheck that fails to cover even the most basic expenses.

At the other end of the financial spectrum are teams like Kyle Busch Motorsports and Brad Keselowski Racing — but even their organizations don't generate sufficient revenue to cover expenses.

Pricing Strategy Shaved Ice is a product that yields a considerable profit in terms of cost to produce at $ 0.12 for a small cup to $ 0.30 for an extra large will be offered at the following prices: Small $ 1.50 Medium $ 2.00 Large $ 3.00 X-Large $ 4.00 Break - even Analysis Estimated monthly fixed expenses for a single store including rent, labor and utilities of $ 5,100 would require approximate 80 cups / day sales generating approximately $ 5,550 with a gross profit of $ 5,150.

When possible, you should try to please — perhaps even bending the rules a bit to do so, as you would when trying to satisfy a customer — but never at the expense of doing what you know to be best for the company overall.

Retirees tend to prefer an income - based strategy, even at the expense of total returns.

If returns on investments in your account over the next 35 years average 7 percent and fees and expenses reduce your average returns by 0.5 percent, your account balance will grow to $ 227,000 at retirement, even if there are no further contributions to your account.

As poverty intensifies, governments are urged to bail out the economy's savers at taxpayer expense, cutting back wages even while shifting the tax burden from property onto labor.

The most effective way is to chase market share and drive out one's rivals — even if doing so comes at the expense of short - term profits, since the best guarantee of long - term profits is immediate growth.

Reason is that setting goal of $ 2000 or even $ 2500 will not be enough to cover the expenses for me and a goal like $ 4000 will be too high a barrier to cross, at - least where I'm standing now.

Even though the non-compliance with WTO and IMF agreements seems to be largely at the expense of the US, it is important to understand that the US is largely responsible for the situation.

Spain could therefore either use the imported German capital to (a) increase domestic investment (which it did in the form of a real estate bubble)(b) binge on consumption and sharply reduce its savings as a function of GDP (which it also did)(c) accept higher unemployment (which it is now forced to do) which forces GDP to fall faster than consumption falls or (d) try to emulate Germany by passing off a trade imbalance at the expense of the rest of the world (which Europe as a whole is trying to do and which will go nowhere in the long run because only one country is even remotely capable of accepting such massive inflows, and it is increasingly unwilling to import the unemployment caused by German and Asian policies).

Bear Stearns is trading at $ 6 instead of $ 2 because unelected bureaucrats went beyond their legal mandates, delivered a windfall to a single private company at public expense, entered agreements that violate the the public trust, and created a situation where even if the bureaucratic malfeasance stands, the shareholders of Bear Stearns will either reject the deal or be deprived of their right to determine the fate of the company they own.

But even in Davos, which is favored by champions of globalization, there is vocal opposition to trade from critics who say it has benefited the elites at the expense of the middle class in many parts of the world.

Some franchise opportunities will even offer portions of the operation at cost, in order to offset the initial expenses.

The Koscot marketing program was structured so as to maximize recruitment earnings even at the expense of retail earnings.

But the department - store chain is boosting discounts to draw in shoppers even at the expense of profit margins.

Still, the income - tax break on any earnings used to pay legitimate college expenses, coupled with the ability to avoid borrowing costs for tuition later, could make even lower returns in a 529 plan equivalent to higher returns outside of one — and better than not saving at all.

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Thousands are walking off of job sites, tired of going to work hungry, putting their lives at risk at poorly - maintained refineries, for a paycheck that fails to cover even the most basic expenses.

While small business owners gain prestige and influence by contributing to community improvement, corporate managers garner status by advancing the company's interest, even at the expense of the community.

I did an analys of the 2008 crash and discovered that even if you are living off the fund and are forced to withdraw annual expenses at the bottom of the crash, the S&P 500 beat the government bonds (that didn't crash) within a few years.

To this day, it is all neatly denied and the «Julie is crazy campaign» rocks on to rationalize bad behavior, but why else would six men (plus Danielle Shroyer) try so vehemently to have me silenced... even flying one of them «at great expense» to Minneapolis with the sole mission to get Julie locked up... flew the red eye to get that done... all that work to try and have a sane woman committed to rationalize an affair, and a rapid divorcTo this day, it is all neatly denied and the «Julie is crazy campaign» rocks on to rationalize bad behavior, but why else would six men (plus Danielle Shroyer) try so vehemently to have me silenced... even flying one of them «at great expense» to Minneapolis with the sole mission to get Julie locked up... flew the red eye to get that done... all that work to try and have a sane woman committed to rationalize an affair, and a rapid divorcto rationalize bad behavior, but why else would six men (plus Danielle Shroyer) try so vehemently to have me silenced... even flying one of them «at great expense» to Minneapolis with the sole mission to get Julie locked up... flew the red eye to get that done... all that work to try and have a sane woman committed to rationalize an affair, and a rapid divorcto have me silenced... even flying one of them «at great expense» to Minneapolis with the sole mission to get Julie locked up... flew the red eye to get that done... all that work to try and have a sane woman committed to rationalize an affair, and a rapid divorcto Minneapolis with the sole mission to get Julie locked up... flew the red eye to get that done... all that work to try and have a sane woman committed to rationalize an affair, and a rapid divorcto get Julie locked up... flew the red eye to get that done... all that work to try and have a sane woman committed to rationalize an affair, and a rapid divorcto get that done... all that work to try and have a sane woman committed to rationalize an affair, and a rapid divorcto try and have a sane woman committed to rationalize an affair, and a rapid divorcto rationalize an affair, and a rapid divorce?

So I told her about my dream and then tried to crack a few jokes at my own expense, «oh, can you even imagine that happening?»

If we are struck by Francesca's courteous speech, we note that she is also in the habit of blaming others for her own difficulties; if we admire Farinata's magnanimity, we also note that his soul contains no room for God; if we are wrung by Pier delle Vigne's piteous narrative, we also consider that he has totally abandoned his allegiance to God for his belief in the power of his emperor; if we are moved by Brunetto Latini's devotion to his pupil, we become aware that his view of Dante's earthly mission has little of religion in it; if we are swept up in enthusiasm for the noble vigor of Ulysses, we eventually understand that he is maniacally egotistical; if we weep for Ugolino's piteous paternal feelings, we finally understand that he, too, was centrally (and damnably) concerned with himself, even at the expense of his children.

On Downton Abbey, we see that the way of life of the relational place is being improved by middle - class, American, Irish, socialist, and even proto - feminist contributions, but usually not at the expense of «class» in the sense of knowing who you are and what you're supposed to do.

In societies without this regard, the rich do all they can to evade taxes, and they often use their power to protect their assets, even at the expense of solidarity.

It requires a consistent, often painful, examination of conscience with the welfare of others as well as ourselves in mind and the self - discipline not to pursue our own self - interest or pursue pleasure at the expense of others even though our survival instincts predispose us to do just that.

Oh that's right, he has to protect the priesthood at all expense... even when it involves pedophiles such as himself.

With Scripture's autographs no longer extant, «Inerrancy» has become a shibboleth, to be defended even at the expense of theological discourse which, however, must be pursued if Evangelicals are to move beyond the impasse.

The essay clearly draws the battle lines: the ambitious, narrow, worldly scholars who refuse to address the large human questions and seek only fame in the modern academy versus the religiously faithful who stand by the eternal principles even at the expense of their careers.

To show how tyrannical any country that aimed at achieving perfect justice — even at the expense of family, friendship, and the self - consciousness of persons born to love other persons and die as particular persons — would be, Socrates turned the rulers into gods and most people into animals to be controlleTo show how tyrannical any country that aimed at achieving perfect justice — even at the expense of family, friendship, and the self - consciousness of persons born to love other persons and die as particular persons — would be, Socrates turned the rulers into gods and most people into animals to be controlleto love other persons and die as particular persons — would be, Socrates turned the rulers into gods and most people into animals to be controlleto be controlled.

Another point of vulnerability in the system is the industry «s own defensiveness and sense of guilt which sometimes is expressed in management «s desire to produce a few quality programs even at the expense of achieving maximum profits, in order to project a «quality» or public - service image to the populace.

A person who is so addicted will uphold his or her authority at all costs, even at the expense of those whom their position of authority was created to serve.

He began to struggle for his OWN survival, at the expense of his neighbor, even if this survival could be only temporary (and therefore illusory), since «death reigned from Adam to Moses, even upon those who did not sin as Adam did» (Rom.

We want to be loved by everyone... even at the expense of our Lord... who we will hang out to dry in a N.Y. second if it makes us appear tolerant and nice, and loving.