In addition to this major change, the suspensions have also been softened to improve ride, comfort, and tire wear, at the expense of ultimate handling.

This is a description of trade policies during the Depression, under which one country would try to improve its lot at the expense of others.

It makes sense to improve horizontal range at the expense of reception above or below the antenna.

These additives improve wear resistance usually at the expense of traction.

Proud, stubborn, ambitious- always looking for a way to improve your lot at the expense of someone else.

Drayton's health had been improving rapidly, at the expense of his temper.

Even now, Mary improves her mind at the expense of my doctor's body.

A larger constant generally improves throughput at the expense of reduced short-term fairness.

Now relations between Germany and America are to be improved again at the expense of the European Union as a whole.

The distortion and stability characteristics of the circuit are thus improved at the expense of a reduction in gain.