As with telemarketing scams, it's best to regard any text message you receive soliciting donations with extreme prejudice.
Following Mary Hollnsteiner (1973: 69), I define reciprocity as "a principle of behaviour wherein every service received, solicited or not, demands a return, the nature and proportion of the return determined by the relative statuses of the parties involved and the kind of exchange at issue".
The top charges that Ms. Gordon was convicted of were third-degree bribe-receiving — soliciting or agreeing to accept a benefit in return for taking action as a public servant — and a similar charge covering state legislators.
Documents released by the Guardian indicate that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker may have solicited and received corporate checks for the 2011 Senate recall fight and his own 2012 recall election.
The 350,000 e-mail messages that Mrs. Clinton received after soliciting supporters on Tuesday include "an overwhelming chorus of 'We want you to continue to be our leader,' " said Ann Lewis, a Clinton adviser.
An answer you have solicited (via Ask to Answer request) receives upvotes.
The company, whose stock is in danger of being delisted from the Nasdaq, said it had provided financial information to one interested party, but had not received or solicited any offers on going private.
But the connectivity commission says it neither receives nor solicits payments from prospective Internet service providers, and Mr. Pileggi, the president of Conatel, insisted that no one had to bribe a government official to become a provider.
The document stated that Mr. Chang had "received and/or solicited" the senator's help on four matters: the North Korean debt, Mr. Chang's attempt to buy a $1.5 billion life insurance company in South Korea, letters of introduction for business associates, and a college recommendation letter for a friend.
An order posted on the IPT's website said: "The regime governing the soliciting, receiving, storing and transmitting by UK authorities of private communications of individuals located in the UK, which have been obtained by US authorities … contravened Articles 8 or 10" of the European convention on human rights.
An "order" posted on the IPT's website early on Friday declared: "The regime governing the soliciting, receiving, storing and transmitting by UK authorities of private communications of individuals located in the UK, which have been obtained by US authorities … contravened Articles 8 or 10" of the European convention on human rights.
