quid pro quo

Example Sentences

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It was, in the end I'm told, quid pro quo.

From BBC

It was seen by some diplomats as the quid pro quo for the diplomatic fawning and investment deals Trump received in Riyadh.

From BBC

Even assuming that those favors were “offered” rather than demanded or forced, it is an image of coercion disguised as quid pro quo.

From Los Angeles Times

Essentially US consumers en masse got richer with cheaper goods, but the quid pro quo was a profound loss of manufacturing to East Asia.

From BBC

Badenoch said she had accepted a family trip to Silverstone herself as "quid pro quo" for giving up her personal time at the weekend in order to have a business meeting.

From BBC