| Ultimately, despite aggressive administration and business arm-twisting, both houses of Congress voted to block the new rule. |
| It was not pure arm-twisting by the prime minister or the Spanish crown to the companies. |
| Two of the team were caught and plead guilty to manslaughter, but due to arm-twisting by the French, the government was forced to transfer them to French custody. |
| In other parts of the western world, the use of force and crude political arm-twisting is delegitimized and no longer comme il faut. |
| Canada's international reputation has been tarnished because Canada gives in to American lobbyists' arm-twisting when it comes to trade. |
| Any arm-twisting or gentle persuasion presumably took place in corridor huddles or late-night conversations. |
