Sentence examples for a small emolument from inspiring English sources

"The same reader reviewed all the proposal in their subdisciplinary area, rated the quality of both the proposal and the researcher (or team of researcher), provided written comments, and were paid a small emolument" [92] (p. 597).

By the time of his death, he had amassed a small fortune out of his various emoluments and preferments, of which the last was Gedney Rectory, Lincolnshire, presented to him by his younger brother Oliver in 1612.

But for Trump the emoluments issue, so far, remains nothing but a small nuisance.

The decision by Judge Peter J. Messitte is a small advancement in one of the most high-profile attempts to get a court to consider a case on the emoluments clauses of the Constitution, which bars the president from accepting gifts or payments from foreign or state governments.

The administration made a risky argument that an emolument is coterminous with a bribe.

Rent payments therefore arguably constitute an emolument — a salary, fee or profit — from a foreign state.

We believe that acceptance of that portion of the member's partnership share would constitute a prohibited emolument".

If a foreign government grants permits for a building owned by a U.S. official, is that an emolument?

There are however exceptions, where the compensation structure includes a set annual emolument component, as well as an attendance fee for each meeting of the board and committees.

One key concern was that scholarship had become an avenue for emolument, as a result of which self-interest came to outweigh the concern for truth.

The committee eventually recommended a basic fixed emolument supplemented by limited performance incentives.Major evidence gaps also diminished the usefulness of the initial review, with its exclusive reliance on evidence from journals.