Sentence examples for would sweeten from inspiring English sources

A tempting cabinet post in Delhi would sweeten the deal.

Another amendment would sweeten a tax break for businesses with net operating losses in 2008 and 2009.

It is not known what the new offer entails, but it would sweeten Sabathia's already lucrative deal because the Yankees are committed to bringing him back.

Second, we would sweeten the pot: in return, Western nations would give the Palestinian state $10 billion a year for 100 years.

Earlier hopes that BHP Billiton would sweeten its hostile $63bn bid have evaporated, with Rio dismissing talk it was warming to the offer.

Should Rahman defeat Lewis again, HBO would sweeten the deal with a multiple-fight offer that could earn Rahman as much as $7 million a fight.

The king of the Zoroastrians, however, returned the cup of milk with a spoonful of sugar sprinkled over the top, to indicate that the Zoroastrians wouldn't cause the country to overflow – they would merely sweeten the mixture.

"I'd like to have a few more wins, because that would certainly sweeten this.

He would further sweeten the pot by allowing start-ups to avoid paying state sales tax in their first three years, for up to $50,000 in taxable purchases.

But Henry Paulson, the Treasury secretary, was adamant that he wouldn't sweeten the deal by putting more public funds on the line.

Go to Article from The New York Times » Go to Related Article from The Economist ( Subscription Required) » Richard Harvey, the chief executive of Aviva, said on Monday that he would not sweeten his 17 billion pound merger proposal for Prudential if the smaller insurer's shareholders rejected the offer.