Sentence examples for blatant bribery from inspiring English sources
He denied that the reintegration and reconciliation programme amounted to "blatant bribery" and said it was designed to work by offering alternative economic opportunities in the form of jobs and addressing local issues.
Perhaps the most blatant example of his bribery occurred in the four-horse chariot race, in which he was allowed to compete with 10 horses.
Several candidates campaigned with the help of blatant arm-twisting and bribery by their governments—and several of the electors were happy to bid up the value of their votes.
It sold ENRC a business that the listed company's former lawyers say may have made "cash payments to African presidents", while IMR is accused in the Dutch courts of "blatant fraud, exacerbated by bribery" by Russian fertiliser group EuroChem.
These were the obvious points behind our recognition that the Congress could constitutionally address the power of money "to influence governmental action" in ways less "blatant and specific than bribery".
Bribery is blatant and new coal permits are issued weekly.
The saga has been closely watched for its potential impact on the balance of the power in the US Senate and the ability of prosecutors to convict politicians for any form of bribery less blatant than a briefcase of cash left on an office desk.
The latest arrests of several top soccer officials, which occurred Wednesday on behalf of the United States authorities, and a separate investigation by the Swiss police into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosting rights have extended the long list of corruption allegations, which includes money laundering, blatant conflicts of interest and outright bribery.
