Sentence examples for able to extort from inspiring English sources

But it is also bad, because the state is itself now able to extort money from businesses.

You'd never be able to extort corporate sponsors' executives for tens of thousands of dollars to watch Croatia play South Korea from such a bunker.

With the exception of Tom Cruise and a few others, no actor will be able to extort fees of $25m a film.

Producers "shouldn't be able to extort whatever price they can get at any moment," said Mr. Peace, a San Diego Democrat.

This reality was forcefully driven home, Freeman says, in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse when the most culpable banks were able to extort continued control over the decisions of policy makers and legislators.

Meanwhile, the fear is that, if visa officials can blacklist anyone suspected of planning to commit sex crimes, they and immigration officers will be able to extort huge bribes from any foreigner they consider to look like a paedophile.

Someone to extort the extorters.

In reality they are able to steal, extort and spy with greater reach than they were ever allowed on a normal PC.

The gang would try to extort me.

"She wanted to extort money from me.

"They are done with a view to extort and harass".