It was what might be designated as a noble figure; but the term owed its appropriateness partly to his refined and graceful bearing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fairy Fingers A Novel] Reference

If Obama wants to buy off Pharma in private then the least we are owed is to know who was involved and what was decided.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Transparent Negotiations] Reference

Mr. Van Vliet's lyrics and song titles owed a great deal to surreal poetry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don Van Vliet, avant-garde rocker who performed as Captain Beefheart, dies at 69] Reference

Let's not underestimate the value of what she is owed, which is a lot, by a lot of people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mike Bonifer: The Case for Hillary Clinton] Reference

CNN: N. Korea feels 'owed' direct talks with U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: August 20, 2009] Reference

The argument that someone is "owed" an MVP is ludicrous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference

Are you "owed" healthcare as a moral issue at that point?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Texas Faith: Is health care a moral imperative? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com] Reference

You would be amazed at what people think is "owed" to them.    From Wordnik.com.  [I Hope She Looks Good in Horizontal Stripes] Reference

I don't think viewers were 'owed' the two sides of the story.    From Wordnik.com.  [For the Record] Reference

Plus, we kind of owed the rest of the world on this one too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Congratulations, America!] Reference

He also seems to think that he is somehow "owed" the US presidency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference

"We kind of owed these guys for what they did to us earlier in the year.".    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - Sonics vs. Spurs] Reference

I'll fight to get back every dollar 'owed' me, but I won't take handouts.    From Wordnik.com.  [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference

First, Lieberman already 'owed' Obama for campaigning for him in his CT race.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Final Note on Lieberman - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

A pledge to pay back what is owed, which is shared by governments everywhere.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Fiscal Science' Touted] Reference

So, in your terms, "owed," it would be -- they hold Treasury securities of about.    From Wordnik.com.  [Budget Briefing] Reference

` ` I think I kind of owed the the team for those first few games, '' Torres said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - College Football - UCF vs. Memphis] Reference

Obama talks to the SD about his vision, the Clinton's insisted the SD "owed" them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama closes in on Clinton superdelegate total] Reference

The concept that these executives are "owed" anything at all is beyond credibility.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's Time to Restructure Some Golden Parachutes] Reference

By "owed" the North Koreans mean appeasement, which this administration is very good at!.    From Wordnik.com.  [North Korea feels 'owed' directs talks with U.S., Richardson says] Reference

The UAW will swap debt for equity to cancel out the debt "owed" by GM to a union-run trust.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: The Socialist-Syndicalist Plan for GM] Reference

The UAW will swap debt for equity to cancel out the debt 'owed' by GM to a union-run trust.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: The Socialist-Syndicalist Plan for GM] Reference

She is certainly not 'owed' nor after her recent conduct does she 'deserve' the nomination.    From Wordnik.com.  [Angry Clinton supporters tell party leaders: 'Let's go McCain!'] Reference

These people were typical rich scumbag socialites who feel they are "owed" just about everything.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secret Service agents visit winery to chat with state dinner couple] Reference

It wasn't that I felt he "owed" older-generation feminists and other women who supported Hillary anything.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leah McElrath Renna: Choice for Hillary Supporters Never Clearer] Reference

At another, he complained about people who think they are "owed" such audacious "luxuries" as a telephone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ian Millhiser: Clarence Thomas's America] Reference

Castor felt he was 'owed' the position of being Chairman of the County Commissioners by virtue of his vote totals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joe The Nerd Ferraro: Bipartisanship -- It Must Be Punished] Reference

I didn't honestly believe the company "owed" me that extra time, but that's what I told myself as I took it anyway.    From Wordnik.com.  [Publishing Spotted: Fake Journalists, Sneaky Writers and Bitty Screens] Reference

But even MacArthur found he was not "owed" the Presidency, and matters of temperment soon ended talk of his running.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's so bad about negative advertising?] Reference

Many didn't care, others cheers, believing they were sticking it to the man, so to speak--getting what was "owed" them.    From Wordnik.com.  ["The domestic issues Mr. Obama ran and won on — health care, education, climate change, rebalancing the distribution of wealth..."] Reference

She felt that the man should not die, because he had saved so many lives, and my father, in particular, 'owed' him a life.    From Wordnik.com.  [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]

A vineyard should have a chance to get off the ground, but is it "owed" success in any given market simply because it exists?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Long Island Wineries Get $200,000 to Penetrate New York City Market] Reference

By this logic, we should have continued fighting in Vietnam because we "owed" it to the over 50,000 Americans killed in that conflict.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stephen Schlesinger: Bush's Further Twisted Logic on Iraq] Reference

By this logic, we should have continued fighting in Vietnam because we 'owed' it to the over 50,000 Americans killed in that conflict.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: BUSH'S FURTHER TWISTED LOGIC ON IRAQ] Reference

I rationalized it by the fact that I took only 10 minutes for lunch, brown-bagging at my desk, so the company 'owed' me some extra time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Publishing Spotted: Fake Journalists, Sneaky Writers and Bitty Screens] Reference