pay-offs

Disclosure to we the people who have been systematically blind sided by political party pay-offs, bribes, and special interest groups lobbying against our best interests.

Democrats propose new campaign finance law 2010

There are too many good shows out there that deliver solid emotional and entertainment pay-offs to waste time on a show that doesn't.

Ask Matt: Fringe, Glee,The Choir, Lone Star, NCIS and More! 2010

Research monies similarly may have long term pay-offs.

Richard Vedder, Sounding Reasonable, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

(The other two possibilities, both shoveling and both sitting, have pay-offs of 200 and 0, respectively.)

In Praise of Free Riding? 2009

Instead, we're left with Vaughn's long-winded improvs, which seldom lead to real pay-offs.

Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Dilemma Marshall Fine 2011

If one perceives, like those living in perpetually poor neighbourhoods, that they have little chance of succeeding in the mainstream, there may be more lucrative pay-offs (monetary or not) that they can seek in the criminal world.

Why Do the Poor Commit More Crime?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

But they are primarily authors, and all this internet-work on the e-bookstore is costing them a lot of time and trouble, with very uncertain pay-offs.

msagara: A question about vanity press publications and bookstores msagara 2009

We heard about multimillion pound pay-offs to phone-hack victims that apparently didn't come to the attention of either Murdoch -- even though Murdoch pere is a notorious control-freak who phones his editors frequently just to enquire "what's happening?"

Martin Lewis: A Big Pile of Murdoch: The Ultimate Legacy of Rupert Merde... Martin Lewis 2011

Mr. Kapur, the aide, also showed the U.S. Embassy employee two chests containing cash and added that there was as much as $25 million in cash "around the house for use as pay-offs," the cable said.

New WikiLeaks Cables Roil New Delhi Vibhuti Agarwal 2011

Nebraska's governor called a special session of the legislature anyway -- but other states that had previously approved the route began putting their hands out for promised pay-offs.

Carl Pope: Tough Times for Tar Sands Carl Pope 2011