Nevertheless, Safeco Chief Executive MichaelMcGavickMichael McGavick, who will soon leave his post to run for the U.S. Senate from Washington State, hammered away at politicians he sees as pandering to individual voters at the expense of common sense business practices for the insurance industry.

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Although some groups may flourish at the expense of the common weal, this danger can be guarded against if there are many groups and if all have the same freedom to organise and to put their case to government.

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An ordinary expense is one that is common and accepted in your industry.

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Infrastructure development is a common--and significant--expense in venue construction, Reichard says.

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Such surprises frequently compel the federal government to give urgent attention to its constitutional mandate to "provide for the common defense, " often at the expense of fiscal discipline and other priorities.

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This is a common practice in American medicine and a major reason for its expense.

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Common causes of slipping margins include increased product costs, increased shipping expense, finance costs, sales and discounting or inventory shrinkage due to theft or waste (food business).

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One thing we all have in common is, regardless of income-level, Americans' single biggest expense is housing.

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Because of technological hurdles and expense, it will be some time before robots are as common in the office as, say, Skype.

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Helping out a colleague, common sense would suggest, may boost your popularity rating but at the expense of time spent on your own tasks.

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