Sentence examples for level of extortion from inspiring English sources

Given the level of extortion they faced, the White House budget office and Congressional Democrats negotiated relatively well.

When the labor official stops by for his annual payment, he thinks about the trade-off between a higher level of extortion and the loss of bribe income if Monsanto leaves the country.

Shilpa Shetty, a glamorous film star, has been questioned by the police about allegations of extortion levelled against her parents.

"This kind of extortion is the biggest untold story of the cybercrime industry".

The City Club said that if the city allowed greater floor-area ratios but told developers they could build to those levels only after paying to use air rights they already owned, the rule would cross into the realm of extortion.

The woman was later convicted of extortion.

Mr. Tabbachino was acquitted of extortion conspiracy but convicted of attempted extortion and bribery.

The rabbis frowned at talk of extortion.

Now Aidala wanted to broach the topic of extortion again.

Residents complain of extortion, violent repression and declining public services.

But this episode demonstrates the effectiveness of extortion.