Sentence examples for outright bribery from inspiring English sources
Outright bribery of low-level officials is common.
That turns a political slush fund into something even worse: A conduit for outright bribery.
Hobnobbing with doctors means giving them "food, flattery, friendship" at best, and outright bribery at worst.
Outright bribery requires explicit proof of a quid pro quo, which is often difficult to get.
In other words, Roberts is defining "quid pro quo" corruption almost as outright bribery, which Congress can outlaw.
But the costs of weak governance also go far beyond that: corruption, bribery, outright theft, and tax evasion costs developing countries a staggering US$1.26 trillion per year.
Eventually court-martialed on 63 separate counts through evidence exposed by Washburne's committee including bribery and outright fraud, McKinstry was cashiered out of the Army, one of the biggest rogues in the war.
Experience tells me Nigeria's ruling party will try to use the extra time to guarantee Jonathan's victory by any means necessary: bribery, intimidation and outright rigging.
Nearly a quarter century of bribery, racketeering and outright theft has been exposed in just over a fortnight, and Lynch is getting serious credit for it all.
In short, Diplomacy rewards all manner of mendacity: spying, lying, bribery, rumor mongering, psychological manipulation, outright intimidation, betrayal, vengeance and backstabbing (the use of actual cutlery is discouraged).
