Sentence examples for earning their keep from inspiring English sources

This involves software firms licensing their products for nothing, while earning their keep from maintenance and support.

They are hired for weddings, proms, weekends and longer holidays, "really earning their keep in the fleet," said Ratty.

The cruise industry has hired four of the state's five highest-paid lobbyists to make its point.They are earning their keep.

But that allows them to hold to tight schedules and to be out earning their keep for more than 250 days a year.

These were occupied by the Germans during the second world war, and are now earning their keep storing wine – rather a lot of it.

Despite all the good sheep earning their keep, enrollment has been down at Catholic schools in recent years, forcing many to close or merge.

Still, the best of the breed certainly earn their keep by making accurate forecasts of earnings.

The royals need to earn their keep.

MOST countries earn their keep through effort and ingenuity.

Those last pennies, at least, have earned their keep.

Fallon says that the Roots earned their keep fairly quickly.