Sentence examples for expense of comfort from inspiring English sources

Vong's decor is sophisticated, though not at the expense of comfort.

"I try to reduce things to their essence," he says, "but not at the expense of comfort and soul".

As someone who entered the job market in the recession of the early 1980s, supporting myself with minimum-wage jobs, I know the power of independence bought at the expense of comfort and certainty.

Sweta Dholakin, a banker at Citibank, hustling to a client meeting Thursday afternoon in two-inch Aldo heels, said she understood the pressure to maintain a certain image, even at the expense of comfort.

We're recognizing that the economy is hitting people hard, and we want to show everyone that there are still travel options out there that are good for business and don't have to be at the expense of comfort".

The results show that the addition of PA6 can enhance the mechanical strength of the web in the expense of comfort factors in terms of thermal resistance, air permeability, and water vapor transmission.

But really, what's lamer than culinary one-upmanship at the expense of guests' comfort?

He wanted nothing to do with drastic therapies that might grant him a few extra months at the expense of his comfort and his ability to do what needed doing before he died.

Unfortunately, safety boots are often designed more for occupational safety at the expense of functionality and comfort.

The proposed clustering technique recovers the performance achieved with high resolution thermostats at the expense of some additional comfort penalty, which can be quantified using the controller output.

You could develop the impression that Tabitha — Tabby, as she's known — was the stand-by-your-man type, a wife who would graciously defer to the dreams of her husband at the expense of her own comfort.