Sentences with phrase «pro quo relationship»

The study also determined that local corruption has a less negative effect on industries that sell primarily to the government, suggesting a quid pro quo relationship in which firms pay bribes to public officials with the understanding that they will benefit in some way.

During a conference on the charges last Friday, Silver's attorneys argued that the Skilling precedent means the jury must find Silver had intentionally acted to receive the benefit of a quid pro quo relationship.

«In this case, Glenwood's campaign contributions are relevant to Glenwood's motive to enter into an alleged quid pro quo relationship with Silver, even if the contributions themselves were not part of the quid pro quo exchange,» Caproni wrote in her order, according to Politico.

«In this case, Glenwood's campaign contributions are relevant to Glenwood's motive to enter into an alleged quid pro quo relationship with Silver, even if the contributions themselves were not part of the quid pro quo exchange,» Caproni's order read.

Mirabile said that the other 59 witnesses and evidence that included phone records, emails and credit card statements corroborated what Singh described of his alleged quid pro quo relationship with Mangano and Venditto.

A no quid pro quos relationship?

Not exact matches

«On some level, many of these relationships end up being quid pro quo,» he warns.

Grace is not awarded for the satisfactory completion of a spiritual check list — and grace is not earned for works or acts — and grace is not part of a quid pro quo arrangement or relationship — and grace is not a stipulation of a contract or covenant — and grace is not right thinking or thinking right or thinking good thoughts or having the right beliefs — and grace is not about rewards and punishments — and grace is not about later.

Gage repeatedly said that the charges against the senator failed to show a quid pro quo and that the senator's stances on issues dealing with real estate and the environment were «longstanding» and were not skewed by his relationship to the companies or his son's employment.

Gitner tried to show the relationship between Howe and Kelly was not a quid pro quo arrangement designed to benefit CPV's development of a controversial gas - fueled power plant in Orange County.

While the committee said there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the relationship at any point constituted «quid pro quo sexual harassment,» it unanimously agreed Wozniak's subsequent actions and those of her attorney amounted to retaliation against Farah (who was not named in the report).

The crux of most of these arguments hinges on whether or not there is a quid pro quo or employer - employee relationship between postdoc and institution, and typically postdoc fellows are not required to render services to their institution in exchange for their stipend.

The more you think about it, symmetry is all pervasive throughout not just nature, but geometry, chemistry, and even emotion and relationships (quid pro quo, anyone?)

That is, couples who engage in a quid pro quo exchange of positive behaviors also report less satisfying relationships.

For example, the «quid pro quo» idea that in great relationships people do things for each other in exchange for receiving good things.