Sentence examples for perquisites the from inspiring English sources

I mean, think of the warrior class, and the perquisites the warriors are given in, say, feudal Japan — and then, goddamn it, there's a war!

Since its founding in 1636, Harvard has ceded unusually strong power to its faculties over their different budgets, endowments and perquisites; the presidency, in turn, is designed to be a relatively weak office.

In his latest complaint, Mr. Picard details the paychecks and perquisites the four family members received over the years, claiming that the firm "operated as if it were the family piggy bank".

John McGettrick, a leader of the Red Hook Civic Association and one of Ikea's most vocal opponents, said that between the lost graving dock and the financial perquisites the company stood to receive, "the environmental and economic costs far outweigh the benefits".

One of the perquisites of the praetorship and the consulship was the government of a province, which gave ample opportunity for plunder.

Wealth is hardly unique in a national candidate or in a President, but, unlike Franklin Roosevelt — or Teddy Roosevelt or John Kennedy — Romney seems to be keenly loyal to the perquisites and the presumptions of his class, the privileged cadre of Americans who, like him, pay extraordinarily low tax rates, with deductions for corporate jets.

These are the banks that enjoy all the perquisites of the federal safety net: significantly lower borrowing costs and a taxpayer backstop, for example.

The sentiments drew on another moment, where the anger of poor Egyptians clashed with the perquisites of the privileged.

In fact, spending time with the celebrated is, for some passengers, chief among the perquisites of the Nation cruise.

The complaint also contends that instead of making investments, Mr. Follieri used the money he raised to indulge in a lifestyle that included the perquisites of the wealthy: a Manhattan apartment overlooking Rockefeller Center, for which he paid $37,000 a month; a house call by his doctor that cost $30,000 and medical expenses for his parents and his girlfriend at the time.

Most fans think the perquisites of the elite are deserved.