In short, the only reward the actors could expect from their roles would be financial.

In a place where all men lack equally, the only reward is trust, and I received that.

The strong rule the weak, and power is the only reward worth having.

Nor is fine food the only reward at day's end.

In fact anything was better than remaining frozen, with death the only reward.

A little praise, here and there, is often their only reward.

Food is the lure, but obviously not the only reward.

Money, after all, is not a top executive's only reward.

Their only reward was a place in the Muslim heaven.

China is too big to ignore, even if the only reward for the struggle may be a return to the place where the effort started.