Sentence examples for essentially threatened from inspiring English sources

His lead lawyer, Rusty Hardin, a former prosecutor who built his reputation sending criminals to death row, sued McNamee for defamation and essentially threatened Novitzky.

She is not subtle: McCarthy once essentially threatened the actress Amanda Peet, who has often spoken out about the obvious benefits of childhood vaccinations, by warning Peet that she had an angry mob on her side.

Mr. Medvedev seemed to deepen tensions after the American election when he gave a speech in which he did not congratulate Mr. Obama and essentially threatened the United States over the antimissile system.

Foster is so intent on keeping the team in St . Petersburgthat he has essentially threatened to sue anyone, including lawmakers in neighboring cities, who speaks to the team about moving elsewhere, citing a clause in the city's agreement that prohibits tortious interference, or inducements to break a contract.

But both are essentially threatened by the same disease, best captured in the title of Robert Kaiser's book about lobbying — "So Damn Much Money" — and it's being thrown around now by so many special interests that these democracies are not only being warped by it but can't fix themselves either.

Initially, Swift essentially threatened to pull her music from Apple's new streaming service — which would not pay royalties during a three-month free trial period.

"Essentially threatening the federal government — I don't think that is the appropriate way to go about things," Karen Bass, the Assembly speaker, said in an interview.

"Allison was essentially threatening me with lifelong unemployment," Mr. Barofsky concludes, and alternatively suggesting a plum government appointment some day if Mr. Barofsky would simply "change your tone".

Not only was his treatment notably severe, but the Department of Justice also aggressively pursued Risen, essentially threatening the journalist with imprisonment for refusing to disclose his source.

So with my lawyer I sent a letter before claim to the Met commissioner, essentially threatening to issue judicial review proceedings unless my DNA was removed.

And on Tuesday, the Fitch credit rating agency put the country on a watch, essentially threatening to downgrade America's creditworthiness based on a belief that the political system has ground to a halt.