"Corruptly" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Nuncomar, as everybody knows who knows India, had only to tell the Munny Begum that such a letter would give pleasure to the majority of the Council, in order to procure her attestation. The majority, however, voted that the charge was made out; that Hastings had corruptly received between thirty and forty thousand pounds; and that he ought to be ...
— Critical and Historical Essays Volume 1 • Thomas Babington Macaulay
... legislative body makes special grants in such cases in view of the circumstances. Not only is the legislature (or council, or county board of commissioners, etc.) led by the economic difficulties to withhold a charter from a second company, but it may be corruptly influenced by the company already established. The knowledge of the opposition to be encountered in getting a franchise must keep competitors out, even tho monopoly ...
— Modern Economic Problems - Economics Vol. II • Frank Albert Fetter
... (corruptly pronounced Goltre), from its having formerly led to the place of execution, the left side of which is the scite of the ...
— A Walk through Leicester - being a Guide to Strangers • Susanna Watts |
