Sentence examples for gave nothing for from inspiring English sources

Mama gave nothing for free.

This causes problems with the idea that the doctrine of privity should be abolished, as the idea that third parties can claim benefits from promises that they gave nothing for clashes with the doctrine of consideration, which prevents parties who did not contribute something to the agreement from benefiting from it.

"Our national life," wrote Prus, "will take a normal course only when we have become a useful, indispensable element of civilization, when we have become able to give nothing for free and to demand nothing for free".

The difference tonight is that the 49ers give nothing away for free on defense.

No one can deny the enjoyment of these things yet atheists and scientists give "nothing" credit for these things, carefully making sure they don't say the word "created" or "designed" when talking about these subjects.

They have to understand that promises of diverse workplaces aren't enough for a community that's been given nothing but promises for hundreds of years.

Anyone who forgets will be given nothing but socks for Christmas.

When a State gives nothing in return for exacting a tax it may be said that there is no 'jurisdiction to tax'.

Measurements of visible bubble flow and bubble volume fraction can give nothing more than estimates for the gas flow through the two phases.

According to him, we should have extracted an even better deal in exchange for giving nothing.

But neither that, nor the likelihood that some food aid would be stolen, are excuses for giving nothing.