Sentence examples for is coerced by from inspiring English sources
It may sometimes be difficult to ascertain whether a transfer of copyright is voluntary or is coerced by covert pressure.
The person who is coerced by society for a breach of the law is, in Rousseau's view, being brought back to an awareness of his own true interests.
She is coerced by her boss to reluctantly return to her hometown – Wind Gap, Missouri – to cover the brutal murder of a local girl.
(Webster) ★ 'Shadow Dancer' (R, 1 40) This taut, somber conspiracy thriller set in Belfast in 1993 focuses on the sister of two I.R.A. members who is coerced by the MI5 to spy and report on her brothers activities.
In this feral atmosphere, has-been Levene Stanley Townsendd) pleads for more leads, pitiful Aaronow (Don Warrington) is coerced by sly Moss (Robert Glenister) into breaking into the office, and Roma ruthlessly exploits a vulnerable client.
The show, which opened yesterday at Playhouse 91 on the Upper East Side, concerns a gay matinee idol who, to keep up appearances, is coerced by the head of a movie studio into marrying a ditzy secretary; at the same time the McCarthyites are threatening to shut down the studio unless a big name star confesses to being a Communist.
Empirically, the model requires that agents' demands be coerced by leverage constraints.
They do it because it's their livelihood, they are coerced by their environment.
Fears that the elderly might be coerced by greedy heirs or unscrupulous doctors have not materialized.
