Sentence examples for constitute a gift from inspiring English sources

EPA officials have argued that the rental did not constitute a gift or represent a conflict of interest.

The Clintons have frequently argued that because they lost money on Whitewater nothing unethical could have occurred — as if what seems to amount to the forgiving of a debt on McDougal's part did not constitute a gift.

During his hearing, Judge Robertson said he had reviewed the state's ethics laws at the time and found that his arrangements with the governor fell under an exception for volunteer services, and thus did not constitute a gift.

The judge, James K. Robertson, was approved as a full-fledged judge by a legislative committee last month after he testified that he had researched the state's ethics guidelines and determined that his arrangements with the governor did not constitute a gift, and were therefore allowable.

Kevin Minoli, the EPA's principal deputy general counsel, had determined that the apartment rental did not constitute a gift because it was a "reasonable market value," citing Airbnb listings in the area that rented rooms for as low as $55 a day or less.

Joint tenancy can give rise to an estate or gift tax liability, though; just putting down 100% of the down payment would constitute a gift to the other owner.

A "A transfer of stock of a cooperative corporation between family members for no consideration constitutes a gift," said Eliot Zuckerman, a Manhattan real estate lawyer.

The appearance was so unusual that a state ethics commission questioned whether the television time constituted a gift to a public official.

Agency heads can't accept gifts from lobbyists, and the EPA's internal ethics offices is considering a closer investigation into whether the low rent constituted a gift.

In the case of Mr. Roskam, an investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics found that he and his wife accepted a trip to Taiwan in 2011 worth about $25,000 that was organized and conducted by the government of Taiwan and could constitute an "impermissible gift".

A more conservative author, on the other hand, viewed the 5% as usury, unless it constituted a spontaneous gift from the commune to the citizen and as long as the citizen did not intend to profit.