quid pro quo

Example Sentences

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“To use the language we use today, a quid pro quo was agreed upon,” Scheinfeld said.

From New York Times

What he got for helping his son in the quid pro quo with USC actually benefited his constituents.

From Los Angeles Times

Queried on if there was a "quid pro quo" owed to the U.S. flowing from the submarines deal, Marles said: "Absolutely not".

From Reuters

“The people who put you on trial are politically connected, and so are the people who arrest you. So, everything is quid pro quo: ‘You leave alone my misdemeanors, and I’ll ignore yours.’”

From New York Times

Metro staff, Loew said, were in on the “quid pro quo” and pushed the deals forward to stay in Kuehl’s good graces.

From Los Angeles Times