In a written statement, the top Republican in the House of Representatives, John Boehner of Ohio, accused the White House of empowering Russia at the expense of America's European allies.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

And in general, when people devote a lot of energy or money or expense to something, they are extraordinarily resistant to having it proven wrong.

一般来说，当人们投入的精力，金钱或成本越多时，他们就越不会相信自己是错的。

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But his outreach to the Muslim world, and especially his landmark speech in Cairo in June, are seen by many Israelis as an attempt to appease the Arabs at the expense of the Jewish state.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Mohammad Akhter,Executive Director of the National Medical Association, said reform is needed to deal with an explosion of chronic disease in the United States, adding that failure to pass a bill now would mean more expense for the country later.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

"We have to protect the social gains that we have made in this hemisphere over the past decade,and ensure that the economic recovery of all the countries in the hemisphere does not come at the expense of the poorest and most vulnerable members of our society,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.15