In times of austerity, questions would be raised over the cost of any new royal yacht at the expense of the taxpayers.
On the undermining of higher education thanks to the over-emphasis of big-time sports, at the expense of the students, especially the athletes themselves.
The largest market-share shift over the past several years has come at the expense of the Japanese car companies.
It can be argued that much of the increase in player salaries and team owner wealth in the NFL over the last twenty years has come at the expense of taxpayers.
"Today's vote rightly reflects the outrage that so many feel over the lavish bonuses that AIG provided its employees at the expense of the taxpayers who have kept this failed company afloat, " he said.
But there is also a sinister element emerging - organised gangs taking advantage of disputes over land to make a fast profit by buying it at a cheaper price at the expense of both sides.
Over the last year, Chesapeake, which has been pushing to become heavier on oil at the expense of natural gas, has underperformed major energy names like Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and BP.
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At the same time, over the past six and a half years, the special interests have had a field day at the expense of the middle class and hard-working families.
But this exhibit, which begins Wednesday and ends May 6, is risky business, insofar as it might over-privilege Van Gogh's famous pathology at the expense of his achievement.
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It is hard to claim that pyramid-shaped tea-bags (developed at great expense over four years) have added much to the sum of human happiness.
Our constant drive for selfish over-consumption at any cost, to benefit the few at the expense of the many and at the expense of Nature itself, is the real illness in our society that is causing all of this imbalance.
Latvala's win came at the end of a topsy-turvy three days which often saw tactical driving employed at the expense of flat-out pace, particularly over the opening leg.
But with the calls for excluding even large depositors from bail-ins, it also underscores how governments aren't quite ready to hand off control over how to protect their voters' savings, even if it comes at the expense of these voters' taxes.
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Prosecuters have pursued the seven-time MVP for years at great taxpayer expense over his alleged use of steroids.
The government promoted the import of raw materials and technology at the expense of consumer goods, and encouraged savings and investment over consumption.
Other examples of profligacy are too numerous to detail but suffice that SandRidge has, by a large margin, at over 7.1% of its market cap, the largest general and administrative expense ratio of all its peer group.
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She argues for federal support for child care and after-school care, and control over flex-time for employees whose long hours usually come at the expense, emotionally and financially, of their families.
However, the increase in profitability has come at the expense of top line growth, which has taken a slight hit year over year.
This partnership can provide Bing with an advantage over Google if the feature is well received by users and leads to greater use of Bing at the expense of Google.
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All have been part of teams that saw revenue growth annually outpace payroll expense by at least 12% over the league average since 2002.
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