1.   As if to emphasize that point, though, the Mets repaid the favor last weekend, dumping the Dodgers three times in four games on their grass.

2.   As mayor he was sharp and manipulative and demanding, and when it came to repaying political favors, he had few peers.

3.   But their primary motive was to repay a favor, which is a basic, if often overlooked, element of statecraft.

4.   Holzman became general manager and coach of the Knicks and repaid a favor by hiring Levane as scout.

5.   In the June budget negotiations, he repaid the favor.

6.   Nagvajara has repaid the favor in spirit.

7.   Thunander is determined to repay the favor in kind, and in kindness.

8.   Under current finance laws, big contributions come with the expectation that the favor will be repaid.

9.   Ungaro repaid the favor by working for Mr. Courreges for eight months.

10.   When Bond won in November, he repaid the favor by awarding Ashcroft the two remaining years in his term as state auditor.