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Example Sentences
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With car prices soaring, one man deploys dealer speak to talk down the sticker price on behalf of buyers: “You’re hiring a middleman to deal with the middleman to make the middleman more efficient.”
"The people of Kent deserve councillors who will stand up to government on their behalf and speak truth to power."
From BBC
For a flat fee of $1,000, he negotiates on a buyer’s behalf.
The judge asked so many questions about the machine’s functions that Friedman grew concerned it would look as if he were testifying on his client’s behalf.
However, individuals have the right to make their own choices, and parents and guardians are free to exercise that right on behalf of the children and young people they are responsible for where appropriate.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
