Sentence examples for lay gave from inspiring English sources

During the call, Mr. Lay gave a synopsis.

The school agreed to create the endowed professorship after Lay gave more than $1m of Enron stock to his alma mater in 1998.

Mr. Lay gave generously to George W. Bush's 1994 upset victory and, with Enron, has contributed nearly $575,000 to the younger Mr. Bush's political races.

I get involved in so many aspects of our business and our clients' businesses and I love it!" Being on the show, says Lay, gave her confidence.

Sen. Carl Levin Carl Levin (D-Mich). said he wants to know what advice Lay gave to officials of the new administration as it formulated energy policy a year ago.

Bennett, Enron's new lawyer, told Forbes.com that Enron's general counsel, reporting to Lay, gave this instruction so that Vinson & Elkins would "not reinvent the wheel" in delving into Watkins' concerns.

"His dad paid me a grand to lie, gave it to my mum like, easy dollar for sitting in here innit," he says.

Evidence from lab experiments nevertheless suggest that people have an aversion towards lying even when lying gives a material benefit (Abeler et al. 2014 Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi 2013 Lundquist et al. 2009).

So why do people keep lying given the threat of being exposed in a lie and the danger of lying -- because ultimately lies undermine trust in a relationship and they break down the glue that holds society together?

For instance, where should the burden of proof lie given the inevitable uncertainty?

He was surprised by the extent of the pleasure this final, outright lie gave him.