Possible Clues:

• Regardless of the sacrifice involved
• No matter what
• Assembly's leader demanding expenses, no matter what
• Amateur demanding expenses, no matter what
• Class total needs adjusting, whatever the consequences
• A lanky Scot's running, no matter what the consequences may be
• Regardless of the price
• Class total disrupted regardless of the consequences
• Regardless of the results
• Regardless of the consequences