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Meanings of adequate return in English

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Usage of adequate return in English
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On every side he saw people spending it without adequate return.
Where the Blue Begins
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Was it sufficiently obvious that Levy counted on an adequate return?
"My Novel" — Volume 10
3
He avoided social obligations; his limited means preventing him from making any adequate return.
South Wind
4
The love you display for me deserves an adequate return, and it shall meet it.
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1
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He spent his treasure without getting any adequate return.
Sermons on Biblical Characters
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How shall I make an adequate return?
Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
7
Could Socrates not have made an adequate return to Archelaus, if he had taught him to reign?
L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits
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Consequently, as domestic deposit rates have moved lower, savers are struggling to secure an adequate return on their money.
The Irish Times
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So far as lies in my power, I will make an adequate return to society for this personal benefit.
The Warriors
10
She felt that she could make no adequate return for the heroic service the young girl had rendered her.
Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
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I do not know that any capitalist has ever received an adequate return for his investment in Philippine coal-mining.
The Philippine Islands / A Political, Geographical, Ethnographic...
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These people need no tribute from me, and for their hospitality and friendliness I can make no adequate return.
Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View
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As to making any adequate return for such a letter as yours, my dearest Fanny, it is absolutely impossible.
Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters: A Family Record
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Why should she be surprised that she does not get an adequate return for the amount of money she spends?
Wanted, a Young Woman to Do Housework: Business principles appli...
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The owners of the railways are dissatisfied because it is claimed that no adequate return is realized upon the money invested.
My Life and Work
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The deep cuts and massive bridges, which please the eye, are yet disproportionate to the traffic, and produce no adequate return.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II
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