The Navigation Acts, for example, redounded to the advantage of American shipbuilders and the producers of hemp, tar, lumber, and ship stores in general.
He yearned to do deeds of valor, violent, grandiose feats which would redound to her credit and make the name of Irishman synonymous with either greatness or singularity.
You can just think, I support the state of Israel, but I think this is a horrific humanitarian disaster that's not making any of us safer, that's going to redound against the US, right?
Scarlett felt pleased at hearing of their exploits, pleased in a proprietary manner. Once a man had been her beau, she never lost the conviction that he belonged to her, and all his good deeds redounded to her credit.
We can imagine a world where this gambit leads to increases in global spending, which allows the U.S. to spend less on defense and then also maybe creates demand that ultimately redounds to the U.S., right?