Sentences with phrase «perhaps at the expense»

«Our conversations with investors certainly indicated a «have» and «have not» view of media stocks domestically, with [bigger companies](the Haves) able to leverage their large breadth of content into something near full carriage on emerging distribution packages like YouTube TV, perhaps at the expense of the Have Not [small to medium companies],» RBC analyst Steven Cahall wrote in a note to clients Monday.

That said... With Vergas and Granite playing in the minors — should either or both of them get hot, there is the possibility of tweaking the roster to provide Vergas power at the DH and backup first base, perhaps at the expense of Lamarre / Grossman /?

Samir Nasri should keep his spot after a sharp midweek performance while I'd suggest we could see Aaron Ramsey brought into the side, perhaps at the expense of Abou Diaby.

My tip would be Nicklas Bendtner to come in up front — perhaps at the expense of Adebayor — although it's feasible that he might give Robin van Persie a rest instead.

And as Optimus Prime whirls down highways in a blaze of metal, Bay comes up with genius shots, perhaps at the expense of logic.

What would Connecticut's other hospitals say when they knew this former member of the Hartford Hospital Board of Directors would be in a unique position to help Hartford Hospital perhaps at the expense of Connecticut's other hospitals.

AF prioritizes student achievement and produces stellar test results, perhaps at the expense of secondary subjects such as science.

IFA is still months away, but organizers hinted at what's to come at the European tech showcase, and that includes tablets, perhaps at the expense of HDTVs.

«These are areas you need to invest in as well, perhaps at the expense of financial independence,» says Toronto fee - only planner Jason Heath.

SMW upped the ante on things to interact with even more, though perhaps at the expense of a certain hard to identify charm.

Most evidently however, the judgment reflects a renewed enthusiasm for the rights to privacy and data protection albeit perhaps at the expense of the right to freedom of expression.

I often thing as lawyers we get awfully caught up in the logos, perhaps at the expense of the other two pieces of the rhetorical triangle.

The survey, the fifth annual Energy Pulse ® survey conducted by Shelton Group, found that consumers are reverting to their old priorities as the recession wanes - perhaps at the expense of the environment.

Not exact matches

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.

This has perhaps come at the expense of earnings, but that is probably a worthwhile price to pay for medium - to longer - term comfort of a lower risk investment.

And then we will look to public banking options, and perhaps to Dennis Kucinich's American Monetary Act to turn you commercial banks back into savings banks to stem your wild speculation at the economy's expense.»

Until we understand this do not expect the global crisis to end anytime soon, except perhaps temporarily with a new surge in credit - fueled consumption in the US (which will cause the trade deficit to worsen) and more wasted investment in China (which, because it is financed with cheap debt, which comes at the expense of the household sector, may simply increase investment at the expense of consumption).

Having enough cash to cover all of your living expenses for at least two years, perhaps three or more if that makes you feel better, will allow the rest of your money to stay invested in stocks while also lowering some of your risk.

perhaps you should direct your «holy» ire towards the politicians who do nothing but line their own pockets at the expense of those in your «flock»... There is no shortage of immoral activity going on in this country.

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Perhaps it's a presumption of unworthy motives, such as the desire to win at someone else's expense.

At the time however, I could not justify the expense of the retail issue, and perhaps discounted in my mind what value I could gain from having the document in my library.

Have to agree with you CC but perhaps not at the expense of denigrating FC.

Well when your manager is convinced or more appropriately deluded that his current squad is good enough to compete for the EPL title and perhaps more criminally overrrates those said players at the expense of potential quality additions you have the current reality that is Arsenal football club.

To getting filthy rich and staying idle at our expense perhaps.

But a second - half goal from Robbie Reinelt — perhaps the single most important strike in the club's history — secured the draw needed at the expense of the host club.

Perhaps the greatest gift that Spain and Barcelona teams have presented us with is a reminder that height and physical strength need not be prioritised at the expense of other qualities.

But perhaps anticipating these concerns, Adamick offers this disclaimer right at the outset of Lunch Money: «While not all of the tricks and tools presented here will apply to all school districts, every district should be able to identify at least one strategy to increase the revenue, or decrease the expenses, of its own school food services department.»

The EU and Romania would both like to avoid Moldova turning into another island of instability in Europe's neighbourhood and this perhaps explains their desire to support the most powerful political parties and leaders within the country, even if this comes at the expense of citizens.

Perhaps the commonest view among academics studying government reform is the sceptical verdict that pressures for cost - cutting came at the expense of traditional administrative values — careful rule - application and consistency and fairness in handling cases.

Perhaps he should do more gags at his own expense.

The importance of the outcome is perhaps even greater than our first Civil War, because economically speaking the Anti Gov forces are attempting to rob the majority of Americans, for their own selfish vested interest pursued at the expense of average Americans.

Thus far — perhaps in a misguided belief that traditionalists and Eurosceptics have nowhere else to go — all effort has gone into pursuing the so - called centre ground at the expense of shoring up «the core vote».

Mr Salmond, who is the SNP's spokesperson on foreign affairs, said that with Mr Johnson as foreign minister «everyone is going to have a giggle at our expense», but added that given recent political manouvering «perhaps that's not a bad thing».

A developer of, say, a diabetes app might try to limit her time and expense by looking first — and perhaps only — at other similar medical apps.

Perhaps, in the West this tradition is dying, but in the FSU a woman takes it as a must that when a man is courting her he pays all expenses connected with dating, like dinners at the restaurants, visits to the cinema, taxi, vacation together, etc..

As in «The Devil Wears Prada,» she frequently relies on her a kind of put - upon hauteur to extract humor from unprepossessing material, though there is perhaps too much of that playfulness at the expense of the precocious sensuality she displayed so brilliantly in «My Summer of Love»; this Young Victoria remains a notably sexless figure.

Perhaps with a screenwriter more in tune with the nature of the Los Angeles lifestyle, the vernacular, and the prevalent attitudes among the melting pot existence that is Southern California living, the authenticity could have pushed Freedom Writers from a watchable, likeable semi-fantasy into something truly substantial and worthwhile (a la Half Nelson, perhaps), even if it comes at the expense of the very clean, linear narPerhaps with a screenwriter more in tune with the nature of the Los Angeles lifestyle, the vernacular, and the prevalent attitudes among the melting pot existence that is Southern California living, the authenticity could have pushed Freedom Writers from a watchable, likeable semi-fantasy into something truly substantial and worthwhile (a la Half Nelson, perhaps), even if it comes at the expense of the very clean, linear narperhaps), even if it comes at the expense of the very clean, linear narrative.

Wade Wilson's gleaming (but ultimately unsuccessful) moral compass is nowhere to be seen in this new footage, perhaps indicating that incomplete - CGI joke wasn't entirely at Justice League «s expense — though he did make a partial appearance in the International trailer.

It could be a film that's such an utter failure that it's fun to get a laugh at its expense, a subpar movie that you enjoy watching simply because you're into a certain genre, actor or character, or perhaps a movie that's actually pretty good, but just isn't your thing whatsoever.

That desire to not fall behind on my work came at the expense of some movies I missed this year that I had wanted to see... but perhaps we can talk more about that later.

Richard Jenkins's critically - acclaimed (but also little - seen) role in immigration weepie The Visitor won him a best actor nomination — at the expense, perhaps, of Clint Eastwood, whose Gran Torino has been a hit with critics and audiences alike over the past month in the US.

Beatty's performance suggests a kind, caring man who is efficient at his job at the expense of his personal life, perhaps too old - fashioned and innocent to ever be completely sullied by the allure of the enticing vices of the underworld lifestyle he regularly brings down.

It may not be the most scintillating spy yarn you'll see (this is the antithesis of Casino Royale), but for lovers of cold, intricate tales of espionage, it is a deep, rich and sometimes even spellbinding work that will reward patient, thoughtful viewers with a fuller understanding and appreciation (and perhaps even a disdain) for people who are engaged in privately battling, however misguided, for the livelihoods of the rest of us, at the ultimate expense of their own.

Perhaps most importantly, the schools are blessed with overwhelming advocacy from alumni and the parents of their students, many of whom feel that their children are receiving a private school — quality education at public expense.

Perhaps one of the reasons was that the improvement effort was overly focused on equity at the expense of justice.

Perhaps these politicians realise that any benefit was achieved at the expense of others.

Perhaps more relevant is the fact that fun behind the wheel doesn't come at the expense of passenger comfort, particularly on SE - L models with 17 - inch alloy wheels.

Such a focus on comfort has come at the expense of a precise drive, though, with the steering response being perhaps our biggest issue with the car — a Hyundai Santa Fe, for instance, is easier to place on the road precisely.

«On the Android side, we were very worried that we would be entering Android late relative to everyone else in the industry, that perhaps one vendor was already well on the road to being the dominant Android vendor at the expense of everyone else,» he told the newspaper.