Sentences with phrase «pro quo favor»

Its unofficial legislative body is the floating quid pro quo Favor Bank that has always made New York tick at its highest levels, however corruptly, since Tammany Hall.

Not exact matches

In July, Luhn told Gabriel Sherman of New York magazine that Ailes «psychologically tortured» her for 20 years after she accepted his quid pro quo offer: career opportunities in exchange for sexual favors.

While everyone is adamant that there is no quid pro quo for all this cash, the politicians themselves seem only too willing to do favors for the real estate industry, with a reported 68.6 million square feet under development by the end of 2015.

According to sources, one of the authors on «Crapper is on the payroll of either Avella or Graziano - both of whom have been trading donations and favors quid pro quo for quite some time.

But unlike the scene in «The Godfather» where Don Vito Corleone doles out favors on his daughter's wedding day, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito never even had to raise the specter of a quid pro quo.

Family loyalty angle But legal and political experts alike expect the Skelos lawyers to try to turn the family narrative to their advantage, recasting the ugly allegations as a more sympathetic story of parental love for a child who needed help that may resonate, and arguing that any quid pro quos were imagined by people who wanted to curry favor with the GOP leader.

One source explained that «police culture» often involved doing favors that don't necessarily involve an illegal quid pro quo.

Even when they are legal, and do not constitute a quid pro quo, they have a tendency to bias the process in favor of special interests and undermine public confidence in the political institution.

It is a quid pro quo, a fair exchange, really, so don't hesitate to put your trust in them; they will return the favor and use their great proficiency at multi-tasking to your company's advantage.

Quid pro quo Sexual Harassment is the one most people think of (a favor given or expected in return for something).