Word: rewarded
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...treated him shabbily. While he had been hailed by a Senate panel as "a hero for the American people," Washington had taken seven years to issue him a green card -- and still would not honor his request for citizenship and a passport. Moreover, payment of his reward money had been stalled after Rashid's murder conviction in 1992, then again a year later when the verdict was upheld. Now, finally, a check for $750,000 was going to be placed in his hands. But he had given up hoping for the presidential handshake he had been promised long...
...years later, Awad was approached by a U.S. prosecutor. Would he enter the Witness Protection Program and testify against Rashid? Awad was told the Rashid case would be wrapped up in two years, after which he could receive a State Department reward of as much as $500,000. More interested in the prospect of U.S. citizenship than in a hefty reward, Awad asked only that he be able to live as well as he had in Switzerland...
...flown to Greece on a military plane and housed on a U.S. military base in Crete. Despite the dangers implied by such heavy security, Awad did not flinch. His detailed testimony about Rashid helped put the terrorist away for 18 years. For his pains, Awad was told his reward would be delayed until after he testified again during Rashid's appeal. Even after that, the check was withheld for another eight months while government departments bickered over the amount. State officials backed the FBI's recommendation for a $1 million payment, but the bureau's overseers at Justice insisted that...
...main hall in San Francisco, the crowd was thick with employees from AT&T. Corporations buy about 40% of Success's tickets, mostly to reward good work or to perk up salesmen and saleswomen suffering from syndromes called "fear of closing" and "cold-call reluctance...
Money seems to be quite an incentive around here these days, not only as a reward, but also as a deterrent. Hefty fines are imposed on those found guilty of intimidation or misinformation...