Sentence examples for payment of ransoms from inspiring English sources

The payment of ransoms is a menace for law and order.

The groups depend heavily upon the payment of ransoms for their financing, analysts say.

The Foreign Office, which does not support the payment of ransoms, has declined to comment on the report.

The White House last month rejected any prospect of rethinking its opposition to the payment of ransoms.

Philippine government policy bars the payment of ransoms, so the payments for hostages are generally described as "room and board".

Since the couple's abduction last year, attempts to obtain their release had ranged from possible military operations to the payment of ransoms.

Two months later John arrived in Calais, where a first payment of ransom was made.

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

The Socialist opposition complained that the deals amounted to the payment of ransom for the Bulgarians, and of bribes to Qaddafi for the normalization of relations.

Since armour was heavy and quarter usually given (to be followed by the payment of ransom), casualties among the chivalry were often light.

As a matter of public policy, the British government does not condone the payment of ransom or other inducements to hostage-takers.