Sentence examples for acquired under duress from inspiring English sources

Many major institutions either failed, were acquired under duress, or were subject to government takeover.

"The aim of our provenance research will be to determine whether the works named in the books match those that have been discovered and whether these are works that were acquired under duress during the Nazi-era," Ms. Berggreen-Merkel said in a statement.

They quibbled with the appeal court's view of exactly what constituted a "flagrant breach" of a fair trial, insisting the possibility that some evidence might have been acquired under duress was not in itself sufficient, and on that basis alone the law lords ruled that Qatada could be sent on his way.

It contains works acquired under duress from prominent Jewish collectors fleeing Germany, such as Camille Pissarro's "Rue St. Honoré in the Rain," a great impressionist urban landscape whose ownership is claimed by the Cassirer family.

But even as French politicians stepped up their pressure on the bank, they sought to head off any efforts by foreign banks to acquire Société Générale while it is under duress.

The company's profits were slumping, and its balance sheet was under duress because El Paso had spent $11 billion acquiring two big companies, Tenneco and the Sonat Corporation.

The second phase was a pale reflection of the aristocratic resistance during the Wars of Religion; and, although Condé succeeded in gaining control of Paris, he did not acquire the support of the Parlement except briefly and under duress.

Legally, the Islamic Republic's Constitution explicitly bans torture, saying, "All forms of torture for the purpose of extracting confessions or acquiring information are forbidden," adding, "Any testimony, confession or oath obtained under duress is devoid of value".

Quiet strength under duress.

"I did it under duress.

"It was under duress," this aide stressed.