Sentence examples for requesting a favor from inspiring English sources

A well-developed vocabulary identifies basic types of exchange: omiyage (souvenirs), otsukaimono (token items presented when requesting a favor of someone -- utterly different from wairo, or bribery), omimai (get-well gifts), and okaeshi ("return" gifts).

Never end a letter requesting a favor without thanking the recipient.

Secondly, anyone who writes "2nd Request" in the subject of an e-mail that basically requests a favor is what I like to call "pushy".

Doing otherwise is no favor to the local jurisdiction requesting an uptick.

Never mind that it must be exhausting for the adults to live with all that conflict, sniping at each other instead of cooperating and refusing to be flexible and then wondering why a request for a favor is turned down.

"It is especially hard to accept the special prosecutor's assertion that there was improper request for a favor related to the merger or succession of control," it said on Monday.

Word your request for a favor carefully.

If your spouse does not answer your complaint within 30 days (extended to 60 days if he lives outside the state of Maryland, or 90 days if he lives in another country), you can request a default ruling in your favor.

This seems especially clear in cases where a benefactor requests a reasonable favor from a beneficiary, and the beneficiary refuses to accede to it (Bruton 2003).

We've all sent emails that requested information, asked for a favor of someone or demanded responses.

Further police actions ranged from ordering the women to throw condoms away to requesting sexual favors to stomping on their wigs.