Sentence examples for as a coercive tool from inspiring English sources
Over the past few years, political activists have mounted anti-grand jury campaigns in several cities — including San Diego, Chicago and Seattle — complaining that the proceedings have been used as a coercive tool to collect information from people who are not accused of any crime.
These same experts also are missing the role of the Liaoning as a coercive tool as China seeks to resolve many outstanding territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas in its favor.
While nudity as a disciplinary or coercive tool may be especially objectionable to Muslims, they are hardly the only victims of the practice.
They revealed it as a coercive expression of emotional blackmail.
"The brigade can act as a coercive force in the broader context of a peace process".
So when an opportunity comes, sometimes you just have to accept it [and have sex in exchange for something]." The line between barter sex as a coercive and a non-coercive act is thin.
The visas "become coercive tools on the part of the employer," Ms. Pier said.
The implementation of Local Centres and Networks is seen as exerting a coercive influence on the evolution of PHC organizations.
Mr. Bush has defended the use of the secret prisons as a vital tool in American counterterrorism efforts, and last July he signed an executive order that formally reiterated the C.I.A.'s authority to use interrogation techniques more coercive than those permitted by the Pentagon.
