Sentence examples for to be hostage from inspiring English sources

"I don't want the state to be hostage to either of these extremist tendencies," he said.

I don't plan to be hostage to anything other than my ambition and creativity.

"It's not good for any country to be hostage to and dependent on one market," he said.

Caster Semenya eased to victory in the 800m and then refused to be hostage to the press's questions.

Messrs Flandreau, Le Cacheux and Zumer conclude that thegold standard turned out to be hostage to the exogenous evolution of prices.

Today we consider us to be hostage for the Australian government so they can deter others not to come to Australia.

"We don't want to be hostages," someone said.

The millions of Muslims who chose to stay in India never ceased to be hostages to Hindu extremists.

We consider the people who crossed the border to be hostages [of the rebels].

At least three Westerners are believed to be hostages in Iraq -- two French journalists and a British engineer, all men.

We're voting to be hostages locked in the back of the car and driven headlong towards deeper EU integration.