Sentence examples for favours without from inspiring English sources
Such reciprocity will pay off, in evolutionary terms, as long as the costs of helping are less than the benefits of being helped and as long as animals will not gain in the long run by "cheating"—that is to say, by receiving favours without returning them.
The Bishop also ordered proper accounts to be kept and forbade the abbot from granting favours without the permission of both the Bishop and the Canons.
Curtis was in favour: "Without quotas, the ruling class always replicates itself".
Ebay made a decision in his favour without consulting me and told me to refund him.
The company had found in the buyer's favour without asking for any evidence, according to Allison.
A lack of direct reciprocity means you are willing to do a favour without expecting something immediately in return.
A recent story in the New York Times alerted senior officials in Washington, and there are hopes that the Demiraj case can be resolved in the family's favour without the case having to go to the supreme court.
Over the past six months of talks, the IMF's stance on debt write-downs has also been wishy-washy: it seemed to be in favour without ever championing the cause openly.
In America right now, Melissa Huckaby stands accused of raping "with an object" and killing eight-year-old Sandra Cantu, though in this instance internet debate appears to favour, without any proof, the idea that Huckaby was a mere accomplice to a man.
We cannot accept such a favour without giving an equivalent.
It's called a "proprietary deal" and buyers love them because they end up driving down the price and tilt deal terms in their favour without competition.
