| The Senate is on high alert now, despite your sponsor's strong-arm tactics. |
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| Air Canada's strong-arm tactics prompted the Deluces to sue, and the two sides settled out of court after a two-year fight. |
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| Already deeply suspicious of just about everything, China is no stranger to using such strong-arm tactics to regulate the Internet. |
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| Today's unions are employing the same strong-arm tactics used to oppress the industrial work force of the 19th century. |
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| Some might argue that there is nothing wrong with these sort of strong-arm tactics. |
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| Suge's reputation for strong-arm business tactics and how that approach was used to bribe and manipulate are also documented. |
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| This is a typical example of a large company trying to use strong-arm tactics to force an asset out of the hands of an individual. |
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| Some human right organisations tried to defy the whip on September 21, but they were terrorised by the strong-arm tactics of the upper castes. |
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| Most members of the Legislature feel cowed by the governor's strong-arm tactics. |
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| These strong-arm tactics include garnishing a man's paycheck, revoking his driver's license, and sending him to jail. |
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| Bullying tactics and strong-arm conduct will assist no one in the resolution of the delicate issues affecting our education system. |
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| They have been criticised recently for strong-arm tactics, rolling around in tanks, but not doing enough intelligence. |
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| His vigorous defense in fielding the attacks made by regime politicians has shown he does not cower from strong-arm tactics. |
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| How free are we in a world dominated by the great American empire and multinational corporations exerting strong-arm tactics on smaller nations? |
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| The RIAA, on behalf of its members, fights to stop the piracy of digital music files using what some would call strong-arm tactics. |
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| These seemingly tough men, employing strong-arm tactics, expect wives to be their psychic nurses. |
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| These patterns demonstrate that the Republicans' strong-arm tactics in Florida made sense. |
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| David Letterman's people strong-arm Loudon Wainwright into switching songs. |
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| In practice, developers often used strong-arm methods to force small landowners to sell up. |
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| Fiji NGO activists have been the target of military intimidation, strong-arm and violent tactics between December 2006 and January this year. |
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| La Vida Loca also takes a critical look at the strong-arm methods used by the police against the young gang members. |
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| While these strong-arm tactics have been criticized by some, the governor enjoys strong support from the local population. |
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| So why does the GOP think it can strong-arm the president into compromising on entitlements without first giving in on taxes? |
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| But author Rula Jebreal says the strong-arm tactics cannot thwart a people committed to his ouster. |
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| What I saw was an evil, greedy cult attempting to strong-arm people into silence. |
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| Competitors allege that he used strong-arm tactics to build his empire. |
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| The former president says he also sees an effort afoot to strong-arm undecided superdelegates to make their choice fast. |
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| The government's strong-arm tactics may squelch protests, but they don't extinguish yearnings for freedom. |
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| Newspapers are hardly known for opening up the coffers for promotion, even as they strong-arm their ad clients into doing so. |
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| They picked the elderly so that they could safely commit strong-arm robbery. |
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| You think that your strength comes from these strong-arm tactics with Parliament. |
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| When a country is so unstable both economically and socially, it can become vulnerable to strong-arm tactics. |
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| Is it not surprising that the good bishop was the recipient of this kind of strong-arm tactics? |
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| He lusted after the headlines, and hoped strong-arm tactics would coerce settlements. |
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| Contrast this no-win strong-arm tactic with handling differences effectively. |
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| Langley RCMP's crime reduction strategy will focus less on strong-arm tactics and more on building relationships as a preventative measure. |
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| And there are serious downsides to Calderón's strong-arm approach. |
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| But strong-arm security is not a magic solution. |
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| Since the source of power and the legitimacy of the governments did not emanate from the people, the regimes in place must resort to strong-arm militarization to prevent dissent. |
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| To give but one example, vote buying candidates are often financially backed by drug syndicates, gambling lords and strong-arm godfathers who are happy to provide funds in exchange for protection and influence. |
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| The government's main goal for WTO accession is to obtain more order in foreign investments and protection from foreign investors who strong-arm the country to guarantee preferential treatment. |
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| But the army's strong-arm tactics angered and radicalised the local population. |
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| However, where I would differ from my colleagues is in trying to use strong-arm tactics against the Member State governments by telling them what they can and cannot do. |
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| In this prophetic role let nobody make the mistake of thinking that we shall be cowed by strong-arm tactics and driven into silence by actions such as those used on Bishop Duffy by the Immigration Department. |
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| The gap widened further over the last two years due to harsh weather events and to international donors' reluctance to support a government accused of using strong-arm tactics in the face of opposition. |
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| This behaviour breaks with the strategy opened until then with our European partners, which differed from the strategy of George Bush who is in favour of strong-arm tactics with Iran. |
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| Before I proceed I would like to point out, as have my colleagues before me, that I adamantly disagree with the government's strong-arm tactics regarding the gun registry and other legislation that it has brought in. |
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| The record companies try their strong-arm tactics and lose. |
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| Ms. Remauro denies applying strong-arm tactics. |
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| The Conservatives want to basically use a strong-arm tactic to basically say to the people in our communities to take it or leave it, that what the government decides is good for them and that they must accept it. |
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| The strong-arm tactics of his supporters are deplorable. |
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| Washington's Competitive Enterprise Institute is a veteran campaigner against the Kyoto agreement, and is trying to strong-arm firms like Lufthansa, Exxon and Ford. |
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| With Japan establishing itself as one of the cheapest markets in the world for broadband services, NTT has decided to try to strong-arm its competitors. |
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| No one is safe from Conservative strong-arm tactics. |
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| Dialogue requires progress on energy security, where, with Gazprom more about politics than profit, the prospect of further strong-arm tactics lingers. |
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| He rules through state-sponsored contract-killers and by using strong-arm tactics such as those of silencing all opposition, criminalising commitment to civil society, and banning the free expression of opinion. |
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| Instead of using strong-arm tactics in an attempt to arbitrarily change Quebec's prerogatives, will the Minister of Finance finally compensate Quebec, just as it has compensated Ontario and the Maritimes? |
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| However, critics say the strong-arm tactics they're using to coerce the sale of New Brunswick's only existing slaughterhouse may spike their plans. |
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| Even strong-arm tactics have been denied him. |
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