Sentence examples for pulls its weight from inspiring English sources

He argues that France can maintain credibility as a world actor only if it pulls its weight.

Penn's performance is at the centre of that, but the entire cast pulls its weight with admiral vim, and it's hard not to be carried along on the jubilant crest of San Fran's chaotic gay rights wave.

So if we are going to fight for those few extra inches, you had better believe it's going to be for something that pulls its weight.

It still has the second-biggest economy, and with today's worries over sluggish growth in America and recession in Germany, it becomes more urgent than ever that Japan pulls its weight in getting the world economy moving again.

The food pulls its weight, too.

Not every tale about a dybbuk or zombie pulls its weight, however.

While China claims it is pulling its weight when it comes to North Korea — cutting back on trade, imposing UN sanctions, attempting to open dialogue with Pyongyang Chinana watchers are unsure about exactly how much pressure it has actually applied since April.

Instagram hopes dollars from the long-tail of small businesses and social media stars can help it pull its weight in the Facebook family.

"Europe could potentially justify banking the slack in its carbon budgets if it was pulling its weight in climate change, but it is currently very far from doing so," said report author Damien Morris, adding that the EU is not on track to meet its long-term carbon cuts.

If a country is that wealthy, others can demand that it start pulling its weight and play more by the international rules.

The perception that the UK is not pulling its weight when it comes to receiving asylum seekers is given further backing when you adjust the figures relative to each country's population.