have something to show for
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"There is huge pressure to have something to show for it in three-and-a-half years' time," the source adds.
From BBC
The home side had been turning the screw in the minutes leading up to their goal and now they have something to show for it.
From BBC
Hamas is desperate—after all the death and destruction it has brought upon its people—to have something to show for it, and it’s desperate to show that it managed to achieve something after Gaza has basically been destroyed, and tens of thousands are dead, and millions are displaced.
From Slate
“It sucks to not have something to show for it,” Curry said after the Warriors fell four games under .500 at 21-25.
From Seattle Times
The panel was undoubtedly facing pressure to have something to show for its work before Monday, the one-year anniversary of the audio scandal.
From Los Angeles Times
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