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If the Simandou license had been secured through bribery, then the deal could potentially be undone.

This week's ruling found that the order had been secured through bribery and coercion by the plaintiffs' lawyer in New York.

Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, announced the release of the pair, who have still not been named, but did not disclose whether their freedom had been secured through a rescue operation or negotiations.

Speaking at the British Science Festival in Aberdeen, universities and science minister David Willetts said the funding had been secured "through budget flexibilities without a reduction in commitments elsewhere".

As Lara Bazelon wrote in the New York Times, "when progressives urged her to embrace criminal justice reforms … Ms Harris opposed them or stayed silent," and she "fought tooth and nail to uphold wrongful convictions that had been secured through official misconduct".

With President Obama preparing for a visit to China later that same year, sources in Beijing suggested the release had been secured through lobbying.

His release is believed to have been secured through the payment of ransom, according to a BBC report.

Prior to the trial, Brinegar moved to suppress this evidence as having been secured through an unlawful search and seizure.

Mr Bolam's release is believed to have been secured through the payment of a ransom, facilitated by local political factions, the BBC reported.

At the same time, lots of political deals, both within and across borders, have been secured through explicit or implicit dividing of the anticipated spoils of rapid growth.

In Brazil, the issue is clouded by politics and legal controversy because much of the testimony has been secured through plea-bargains.