Sentence examples for have greased from inspiring English sources

For sure, the Cubs might have greased the political skids better.

Still, seven years is a long time for him to have greased your palm only to stop on a dime.

Mr. Rubin of Citigroup agrees that economic interdependence might have greased the spread of the American downturn.

Following are excerpts from interviews with Ms. Becker and three other backstage crew members from "Billy Elliot" and "The Addams Family" who will have greased their shows' wheels on Broadway from the first curtain until the last.

A web of oil and gas interests in the West, as well as corporations and influential figures with ties to Russia, have greased the process of engagement with Russia.

The lapses appear to have greased the hijackers' way at almost every step of their conspiracy, from applying for visas to arrival in the United States, from the failure to track them once here, to their failure to leave the United States once their visas expired.

The cash it provides has greased Nigerian politics for decades.

Truman agreed, and Howard Rubenstein had greased his first big wheel.

Pemex's oil money has greased the political gears of Mexico for decades.

JPMorgan also accused senior Lehman employees in its countersuit of having "greased the wheels" of the transaction by winning offers of "lucrative" employment with Barclays.

More likely, the bar owner had greased a few palms).The English are not alone at cringing when they see the behaviour of some of their countrymen abroad.