"substantial" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- His second term as Speaker came to an end when he was expelled from the House of Commons for accepting a substantial bribe.
- The man was reluctant at first, but Cal smiled broadly and offered a substantial bribe, whereupon the man acquiesced.
- Matt, made to see how ridiculous he would look in contesting a divorce action from the Dawson Darling, offered up a substantial bribe.
- After two days on this miserable island, a substantial bribe to a local fisherman had brought him to this priory.
- Their agents have offered substantial bribes for information up and down the Free Territory as to his whereabouts.
- Eve showed Revere around the mill, but refused to give him detailed drawings unless he was first paid a substantial bribe.
- Wagstaffe was the sort of youth who would be easily led, particularly where a substantial bribe was concerned.
- We pay a substantial bribe to the Spacing Guild to keep them from watching us too closely.
- Operatives offered both men substantial bribes to allow them to station machine guns in the town.
- It had taken a substantial bribe as well as persuasive chatter to get permission to take lodging here.
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