But skeptics fear that the cost reduction will be at the expense of the patient's interests.
I hold to my belief that development shouldn't be at the cost of the environment.
She saved him from drowning, but at the cost of her own life.
Simply treat the costs transferred in from the previous department as a current cost incurred at the beginning of the process. It is just like and additional material cost added at the beginning of the process.
The new regime will be more balanced, but at the cost of lower purchasing power for western consumers.
Centralized systems can drive innovation in a particular state-sanctioned direction, but at the cost of individual choice and flexibility.
I enable myself to perceive reality through both perspectives at once. And I do not “believe” in one at the cost of disbelieving the other.
This would limit the size of the recession but at the cost of pushing inflation up to 8% by 2013, Fathom estimates.
"In the long course of its diplomatic history, for every step forward, China has to make tremendous efforts, sometimes even at the cost of some valuable lives"
If a gentleman can be free from temptation of profit at the cost of morality, no shame or disgrace will ever befall him.
Oil pricing became a zero-sum game: every rise in prices benefited producers at the cost of consumers, and every reduction in price benefited consumers at the expense of producers.
It will be at the cost of human liberty.
The homes were pushed outwards even at the cost of the discomfort of commuting.
The fire was put out at the cost of a fireman's life.
On the supply side, the fund managers tend to play a full-functioning role, at the cost of high marketing expenditure, and run in high-cost area.
Capitalism won-but at the cost of creating, in NASA, one of the largest bureaucracies in American history.
To safeguard one's health at the cost of too strict a diet is a tiresome illness indeed.
The solution made a tradeoff of consistency of results, and reducing the possibility of deadlocks, at the cost of potentially accessing corrupt state.
In a developing country, it is undoubtedly inadvisable to throw a lot of money at the cost of the so-called "artistic pursuit".
Though providing both anonymity and traceability(which means signatures can be opened in dispute cases), most group signature schemes achieve these features at the cost of performing efficiency.
at the cost of; at the price of
He didn't know he accepted the money at the cost of his future.
She save him from drowne , but only at the cost of her own life
Besides shipments / consignments will accrue demurrage / detention which will all be at the cost of the Shipper/importer.
But it will be able to slash spending and raise taxes without hindrance, albeit at the cost of staggering unpopularity.
To meet the technical specifications based on the profit but also to meet tons of water at the cost of targets.
In countries such as Latvia and Hungary, governments have shown a masochistic delight in following IMF prescriptions for fiscal tightening, even at the cost of likely electoral oblivion.
Bill saved John at the cost of his own life.
He saved his daughter from the fire but at the cost of his own life.
A few years ago, the Government therefore decided to construct the North District Hospital at the cost of $1.7 billion.
A woman who is too sensible is not good at all. She thinks that love is at the cost of injustice.
Finance literature has mainly looked at the cost implication of debt versus equity financing when considering the determinants of a firm's innovation strategy.
Consensus came at the cost of ideology.
More entries to autowarm may mean more cache hits at the cost of longer warming times.
So, they’re scanning your items at the grocery store, and when the last tomato gets bagged you’re stunned at the cost.
If people aren't strong enough, the outside world makes them shrink and live in safe cubicles at the cost of making the world very boring for you.
He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.
I have never regret sending the old lady to hospital at the cost of missing the interview.
Then take a look at the cost of construction in China. The price of steel and cement may be similar to the UK.
Pester greatly increases the attack speed of the bird at the cost of dealing less damage.
By using stale metaphors, similes, and idioms, you save much mental effort, at the cost of leaving your meaning vague.
Exercising at this intensity for long periods of time is one of the most destructive things you can do to your body: it may make you "fit", but it will do so at the cost of your health.
Unused spare parts shall be purchased by B after the expiration of the warranty at the cost agreed upon in the Contract.
It is not good for young ladies to keep slim at the cost of their health.
人*的偉大就在那一刻定格了。
This caused the British to close in earlier than planned, perhaps at the cost of gathering more explicit evidence.
Improvements in design, materials and manufacturing mean that today's vehicles can be operated safely longer than ever, albeit at the cost of continuous maintenance and repair.
God will not let a man take all the good things, and any gains will come at the cost of giving up.
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