Sentence examples for as a tool of extortion from inspiring English sources
Geithner described the House majority's partisan use of the debt limit as "a tool of extortion" which "jeopardized the full faith and credit of the United States".
What began as a tool of the state quickly became a tool of the people.
ANTONIA TAMPLIN Bronx, Oct. 17, 2013 To the Editor: There were no winners, only losers, as the United States was taken to the brink of default by a small faction of Republicans bent on using the good faith and credit of the United States as a tool for political extortion.
He said his objective was to counter enemies around the world who try to use long-range missiles "as tools of extortion and aggression".
"We must devalue missiles as tools of extortion and aggression," the policy says, "undermining the confidence of our adversaries that threatening a missile attack would succeed in blackmailing us.
It said an investigation into the allegations of extortion had uncovered a "criminal ring" which had "hired women to seduce local officials, covertly filmed their sexual acts and used the videos as tools of extortion".
Opinion appears to have divided into two camps: the Sadr followers, who accuse Mr. Maliki of being a tool of American policy, and anti-Sadrists, who say they are sick of extortion and gunmen.
Now he's seen as a victim of extortion".
Kidnappings as a means of extortion by tribes are relatively frequent in Yemen, and Saudi diplomats have been targets before.
Mr. Bharara described the man as a victim of extortion in the scheme and said he was cooperating with investigators.
