The idiom "more
than one's fair share" means to receive, do or have more than what is considered reasonable, just or expected.
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Still, there's one option, when it comes to addressing housing affordability, that tends to get
less than its fair share of press: build more rental units.
After several months of eating
more than my fair share of pizza, burgers and all kinds of sweets, I found it becoming difficult to button my pants.
We are walking on sunshine Single - parent families will no longer have to pay more
than their fair share when going on holiday, thanks to new package deals that a tour operator claims
But why / how would China do more
than its fair share if the richest and most powerful country in the history of the world has never even got to close to its fair share?
«New York City residents and businesses already pay more
than our fair share at 75 percent of the MTA's regional budget, and yet in a transit desert like Queens, most of the subway stations we do have are still structurally deficient.
In 1966 the 6 - volume report declared that fairness should be the foremost objective of the taxation system; the existing system was not only too complicated and inefficient, but under it the poor paid more
than their fair share while the wealthy avoided taxes through various loopholes.
When there's a lot of candy in the house — and we always have more
than our fair share after Easter — I start cruising the fridge for something good to eat.
I don't suppose we should revel in players getting injured but Arsenal get more
than our fair share so any evening up of the scales is certainly welcome.
We may be complaining that we have had too many injury problems, but Man City have had more
than their fair share as well.
The bad part is that they deplete if you take a hit, and trust me; you will take more
than a fair share thanks to the poor camera system.
But of course, since poverty, language barriers and special education needs are the three greatest influences on standardized test scores, it comes as no surprise that a school that accepts fewer poor students, NO bi-lingual or ESL students and far fewer special education
students than its fair share would end up with a population that would have higher test scores.
Lampang also has more
than its fair share temples, but it is the diversity of the architecture that make these old places of worship so interesting.
Meanwhile, major exporting countries like the US, Brazil, The Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and France must process more organic
pollution than their fair share, due to their large meat export markets.
Bajaj Allianz has been a vendor on the insurance circuit for quite some time and has acquired more
than its fair share happy and loyal customers.
«Although he has long held a place in the forefront of twentieth - century self - taught artists, the Ohio painter William Lawrence Hawkins has recently received less
than his fair share of attention.
The governor and NV Energy defend the regulator's decision because they say non-solar customers have been unfairly paying more
than their fair share for maintaining the power grid.
I, too, am blessed with more
than my fair share in the bosom (and have been since my teens) and I fully understand your concern about «nippleage».
Mangoes are one of my favorite fruits and I definitely ate more
than my fair share when I was living in Sydney, Thailand and Bali.
I've read more
than my fair share about his infidelities with Judge Susan Kettner lately and he's not even denying it at this point and his wife isn't out there defending him either so this seems to be true.
The issue is that we actually need China to do more
than its fair share if we're to keep warming from becoming too dangerous (I never know how to phrase this... to avoid run - away climate change is really what I'm most scared about but I don't want to minimise the devastating impacts that will happen before that too).
For the 2018 model year, the Ghibli has seen
more than its fair share of changes and upgrades, including a re-worked exterior design as well as several updates inside.
According to Bloomberg, «Shepard Stewart» is just the tip of the iceberg, with Musk attracting more
than his fair share of fake news and trolls, ostensibly motivated by competitors upset by his continuing and successful disruption of their industries, and his ability to win government funding.
From social media to email marketing to native marketing, these new opportunities are soaking up more
than their fair share.
«If it weren't for BMG, somebody else in the equation would have to do more
than their fair share,» says Mike Dusche, product manager at Microsoft.
'' «The quarter had more
than its fair share of volatility and our results speak to the resilience of our franchise globally,» CEO Michael Corbat said in a statement.
One Dutch study suggests that the super dependable often compensate for slacker co-workers, taking on more
than their fair share of work when they collaborate.
Yes, Facebook did more
than its fair share to serious damage the media industry.
Safe to say that between the continued rise of the iPhone, iPad and Google's Android between now and then, RIM has seen more
than its fair share of teeth.
The business world probably has more
than its fair share of narcissists running around.
Take it from a former Stanford dean who's dealt with more
than her fair share of bright - but - bumbling 20 - somethings: Just reaching a particular birthday does not make you an adult.
«As storied as Aston Martin the brand may be, Aston Martin the business has had more
than its fair share of run - ins with financial ruin in its history.
After six hours in the air and gobbling more
than my fair share of free in - flight snacks, we hit the tarmac and I headed for the big show.
Don't get me wrong; I love taking trips with family and friends, but I have logged more
than my fair share of frequent flier miles.
Feinberg has waded through more
than his fair share of terms and conditions.
There is strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis (or SWOT thinking) and more
than a fair share of theoretical or academic quadrants within which you can plug your business challenge and find a solution — in theory anyway.
While no one is advocating against paying the IRS what is owed, I will be the first to say no company or individual should pay more
than their fair share.
It turns out these companies did more
than their fair share to help the U.S. economy bounce back.