Sentence examples for received something of from inspiring English sources
Where is the concrete proof that I received something of value?" he said in a statement made before journalists in the Planalto Palace.
To substantiate a federal corruption case against a public official, prosecutors must demonstrate that the official received something of value in exchange for performing an official act.
Yet Mr. Gingrich on Monday received something of a blow from Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, a Republican who has remained neutral in the race and who was an early Tea Party success when he won office in 2010.
Mr. Cuomo led in the polls throughout the race, but received something of a scare in the days after Mr. Paladino's upset victory in the Republican primary, in September.
Federal employees have received something of an early holiday present, as the Obama administration has boosted by half the amount that agencies may pay in awards for performance or special accomplishments.
Which is a polite way of pointing out that Microsoft's Outlook.com email app has received something of a critical pasting from users since its debut earlier this week, with hundreds of one-star reviews.
In other words, for bribery there must be a quid pro quoa specific intent to give or receive something of value in exchange for an official act.
That arguably would violate federal law prohibiting a candidate from asking for or receiving something of value from a foreign national.
The vague lyrics of wanderlust and overly twee melodies, however, rarely stick the same cutting emotion of his main band, which has been derided for its overwrought emo angst but receives something of a vindication in this counterpoint.
Under federal law, anyone who gives or receives something of value to induce the use of a drug or a medical device paid for by a taxpayer-financed program like Medicare can face criminal or civil charges.
This production still stars Linda Emond, whose epic monologue remains the same, but it also features the New York stage debut of Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is receiving something of a second chance.
