Sentence examples for would not pay off from inspiring English sources

Low economic development meant that even the benefits of conquest would not pay off a heavy investment in weaponry.

City officials declined to identify the other bondholders, citing privacy concerns, so it is hard to say how they have kept track of a flimsy piece of paper that would not pay off for several lifetimes.

After several months of promises, Shelley announced that he either could not or would not pay off all of Godwin's debts.

In the same poll, about one in five admitted they would use credit cards to make purchases and would not pay off the debt right away.

Tim Grierson of the magazine New York was worried that the hype surrounding Peter's secret would not pay off, but believed "Happily, last night's episode perfectly handled that anticipated plot point... [it] turned out to be much better than could have been hoped".

The broker thought that a bathroom renovation would not pay off.

Their policies wouldn't pay off as expected.

It may be that becoming as tough as a tardigrade wouldn't pay off for other animals.

VantagePoint then realized the combination wouldn't pay off to be the big hit they were looking for and pulled the plug on the operation.

But, without inbound marketing, your SEO efforts wouldn't pay off as well, if at all.

Due to interest payments, he wouldn't pay off his loan for at least another 10 years.