Sentence examples similar to a subtle bribe from inspiring English sources

Undaunted, I plunked down a handful of lures next to the cash register, a not-so-subtle bribe for some good local information.

Discussing, bargaining, even subtle bribing could settle issues before there's even a problem.

Are those really rewards for your patronage, or are they subtle bribes to keep you coming back?

Skeptics have long dismissed Dr. Pepperberg's successes with Alex as a subtle form of conditioning — no deeper philosophically than teaching a pigeon to peck at a moving spot by bribing it with grain.

A subtle signal?

Iranians are a subtle people.

A subtle or obvious message?

It is a subtle war.

This is a subtle concept.

Again, a subtle lesson.

A subtle underlying levity prevailed.