Sentence examples for bribed by from inspiring English sources

"We are being bribed by debt to fall in lockstep behind the federal government," he said.

Thus, Jewish high priests were bribed by the kings and dynasts of Syria.

Was he bullied or bribed by producers into making this gesture?

He eventually left office in 1995 amid accusations he had been bribed by the Yakuza.

Doctors are routinely bribed by patients anxious for preferential treatment; medicines are often counterfeit.

Allegedly, a UN inspector was bribed by Iraq to turn a blind eye.

Shortly after Justinian's marriage to the khan's sister, however, the khan was bribed by the Byzantine emperor to kill Justinian.

Some may be kidnapped or coerced, but many are bribed by false job opportunities, passports, or visas.

Streetcar firms were sometimes bribed by land developers to have new lines serve their undeveloped land, thus increasing its value.

In election season, many of them are successfully bribed by politicians with money and goods, including color television sets.

"Some of these senior monks are bribed by the regime," said an editor at a Yangon magazine.