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reciprocity

re si pro si tee

  • n  a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
  • n  mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges

  • So there is room for theological argument as to whether the American reciprocity of touch was allowable given the social dynamics of the situation.
  • De Waal focuses on what brings us together: reciprocity, empathy, conflict resolution.
  • A sort of reciprocity scheme to give immediate and efficient help to artists in distress in Vienna has been put into practice and is said to have proved a success.
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  • Ehud Olmert in Salon
    Olmert added: "If our enemies genuinely want peace, they will find in us a fair partner, determined to establish relations of peace, friendship and reciprocity."
  • Evo Morales in Forbes
    Morales said the decree "a matter of reciprocity."
  • Benazir Bhutto in The Age
    Mrs Bhutto said the Government would have to make "an upfront gesture of reciprocity, a clear indication of political support for the Pakistan People's Party".

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