Sentence examples for ransom a from inspiring English sources

In 2002, Honduran gunmen held for ransom a brother of the Inter Milan player David Sousa.

Her father was a partner in Whitman & Ransom, a New York law firm.

Later in the issue, Steve Coates reviewed David Malouf's "Ransom," a novel about King Priam of Troy.

Officials said the kidnappers had relented on Ms. Drilon and her companions when offered, in lieu of a ransom, "a livelihood package".

Australian heavyweight David Malouf makes the lineup for Ransom, a fresh take on the Iliad, as do fellow Australians Evie Wyld and Craig Silvey.

Mr. Astor had already endured the rough and tumble of the American press, including speculation on how much ransom a kidnapper might collect for an Astor child.

And finally, by paying a ransom, an organisation might inadvertently be funding other illicit activity associated with criminals".

The American government has long had a policy of refusing to pay a ransom for a kidnapped employee.

Republicans quickly called the payment a ransom and an appeasement of a rogue state.

In February, Khosrojerdi called and offered the pirates a ransom of a million dollars.

This isn't one of those hijackings where the perpetrators are seeking a ransom or a flight to freedom.