Sentence examples for expecting something back from inspiring English sources

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He thinks the relative lack of financial support is because "businessmen are the same everywhere in expecting something back if they make a contribution". That does not deter Hussain personally; he believes that children are the lifeblood of the enterprise.

Since we don't have a sales mandate or a promise of treasure laid up in Heaven, we -- unlike many Christians -- are free to give without expecting something back except maybe a bit of good will.

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They expect something back, and Mr Obama is keen to oblige up to a point.

It includes Lewis R. Katz, who made a fortune in the parking business and makes generous campaign contributions and expects something back.

To be fair about what then unfolded, if you decide to launch a bold political statement about the Conservative Party into that particularly vast and unnuanced repository, then you have to expect something back.

In return for what the Russians saw as concessions tolerating America's military presence in Central Asia; swallowing NATO's expansion to Russia's Baltic border the Russians expected something back.

And though you have to expect something back, if you're going to launch a bold political statement about the Conservative Party into such a vast and unnuanced repository as Twitter, Collymore made it personal.

When we pay taxes we expect something back from the state; it strengthens the relationship and accountability between us and our governments.

It goes a long way to show that you do not expect something back if you give a gift for no reason.

"I was expecting something else to come back down on us and I was trying to get everyone off the roof".

You peel back the foil lid, half expecting something to spring out, because you've been warned about this guy.

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