For all their subliminal paid promotions and subtle product placements, corporations are getting drubbed in the main story lines of our popular culture.

An American blogger turned down the offer of a lifetime this past weekend getting paid to do nothing.

But the price paid in getting to this point, in the US and elsewhere, has been enormous and mostly avoidable.

They had studied and paid for 2, 3 and 4 years of the most expensive university preparation courses in town so they would have more likelihood of getting in.

You know, someone would come in with a list of the people who haven't paid school fees, and when they started getting pretty strict, you had to leave, until your school fees could be paid.

By contrast, if China s private firms sell to Western multinationals, such as Wal Mart, Target, or Home Depot, they do not have to worry about getting paid.

I'm getting ready for the worst.

I paid for the tickets.

Tom paid for the tickets.

Shouldn't you be getting ready for school?

Shouldn't you be getting ready for work?

Sami started getting a strong hatred for Muslims.

We share accountability for getting the job done.

I paid 1,500 yen for this dictionary.

She paid the dressmaker for her dress.

I haven't paid for the tickets yet.

Personal connections, or guanxi, remain critical for getting ahead.

b The total amount available for grants was paid in 1997 (US 23,850), and no new contributions were paid.

He paid too high a price for success.

He only paid ten dollars for that shirt.

Sami paid for this out of his pocket.

A high price was paid for that ignorance.

Facebook groups were getting created. Facebook applications were getting created.

Only then will all members again concentrate on getting things done for all instead of each of them on getting the most out of it for himself.

And it's getting worse because travel is getting so much better.

People are buying Ramadan yameesh (dried fruits and nuts).. children getting their fawanees (lanterns).. T.V. channels are getting ready with their shows and ads.. charity channels are getting ready preparing shonat Ramadan.. people are collecting money for mwa2d el ra7man.. mosques are getting decorated and prepared for tarawee7 prayers.. and this list goes on..

Getting size

Getting to

Tom is the one who paid for the tickets.

German taxpayers have paid dearly for German banks mistakes.

Japan has paid a high price for this attitude.

For this, many countries involved paid a high price.

SW Yeah, he paid. He paid his life for this, and that is why he is great and we'll remember him.

To be in debt feeds the double temptation of getting what we want as quickly as possible as well as getting something for nothing.

And so we're getting unique signatures, a fingerprint for each virus.

that's a very significant incentive for getting out of San Francisco.

I worked for a full 24 hours without getting any sleep.

Still, the prize for getting this right is worth the effort.

A high price had to be paid for this agreement.

In the meantime, Sharon has paid heavily for his policies.

Getting Globalization Right

I'm getting hungry.

Getting to Normal

Getting Corruption Right

Getting Governance Right