On the other hand, perhaps they saw the law on presidential elections as a chance to nobble their rivals before they even got to the start line. |
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Everyone is convinced they are being ripped off and the main strategy is to nobble your opponent. |
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Not only have they revolted against the attempts by the whips to nobble select committees, they're starting to talk out of turn in Westminster. |
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British courts are less corruptible than their European counterparts because it is easier to nobble one judge than 12 jurors. |
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Yet he manages to nobble a number of people who first agree to contribute to the film, and then mysteriously drop out. |
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So we have a sitting MP and Minister using the Public Service Code of Conduct in an effort to nobble his electoral competition. |
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While dismissing the notion of trying to nobble his rival in the ensuing training sessions, he admitted it had been an unusual mix of emotions. |
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But it is much harder to nobble 12 independent jurors than it is to bribe or intimidate one judge. |
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There are three counts of perverting the course of justice where, in colloquial language, you tried to nobble the prosecution witnesses before the authorities got to them. |
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For example jury trials were reformed to allow majority verdicts, so that criminals could less easily nobble them. |
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His main fear is that the fledgling technology could have its wings clipped by traditional manufacturers, who will doubtless view it as a threat to their livelihoods, and do all in their powers to nobble it. |
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The government is now trying to nobble the central bank. Magyar boo sucksHungarian voters seem unfazed by this, and outside criticism has been muted too. |
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If you don't want a mutual admiration society, which dies as soon as you've all discovered each other's faults, you must nobble the Press. |
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It must be tempting to nobble a rival. That no other state-run media outlets carried stories on Baidu suggests this is not a government-orchestrated campaign against the company or the internet more generally. |
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