Sentence examples for had banked on from inspiring English sources

When she asked what we were going to do about school, I told her that I had banked on one popular option, but the day I toured it the children were barely engaged in an art project, which left me unable to justify paying nearly $7,000 a year for two half-days of school a week.

What no one had banked on was the beard.

For one thing, the restaurant had banked on 80% of its diners choosing the wine pairing – at an additional cost of 27,400 yen – to go along with the tasting menu.

I'd imagined that we wouldn't be setting foot outside Selfridges so had banked on only staying in the game for one or two purchases before blowing my entire budget.

It wasn't a holiday we had banked on.

Levein had banked on experience to improve fortunes.

Most schools and many students have banked on students' being able to pay back enormous loans with ample salaries, but that flawed model is irretrievably broken.

Tribalism is the biological loophole that many politicians have banked on for a long time: tapping into our fears and tribal instincts.

Some women have banked on the female shortage.

For far too long we have banked on the Pakistani Army to protect our interests.

The Obama Administration has banked on engagement with the "real" Iran.