Etiological (explanatory and expanding) continuations of the basic myth are common; the Devil demands for himself a piece of earth the size of the end of a stick, and from the hole that results vermin emerge mice, fleas, mosquitoes, flies, and other such living things.
She has settled for someone she can control and keep, someone who will serve her desires but demand nothing for himself.
He sought to act justly with others but did not demand justice for himself.
"He demanded of me an apology, but he didn't demand of himself an apology for also being critical, as have most Republicans".
Someone who demands a "FIFA standard" hospital isn't demanding that for himself alone, but for everyone.
This strategy, which Robinson accepts, turns him into something of a goody-goody, an exemplary figure who demands nothing for himself except a chance.
Lazard is raising the money to pay its chairman, Michel David-Weill, a member of the family that founded the 157-year-old bank; he demanded $1.62 billion for himself and his allies to go along with an initial public offering.
John the Fearless accused Isabeau and Orléans of fiscal mismanagement and again demanded money for himself, in recompense for the loss of royal revenues after his father's death; an estimated half of Philip the Bold's revenues had come from the French treasury.
And it's downright infuriating that Ryan could demand these things for himself as he makes it near impossible for others to do so.
Alas, the story's central conflict — the interference of a greedy archduke who appears out of nowhere to demand the yarn for himself — feels out of place, as the theme of creativity trumping negativity was already pleasing on its own.
"He has never demanded special treatment for himself or his career".
