Sentence examples for was strong-armed from inspiring English sources

Judi DeMarco claims she was strong-armed by other jurors into a guilty vote in the 2009 trial.

The AFSPA makes this possible.Formerly an independent kingdom, Manipur was strong-armed into joining India in 1949, Always reluctant Indians, Manipuris are now among the country's most deprived and resentful people.

Mr. Holden goes on to suggest that a teenage Shakespeare was strong-armed into marrying the older Anne Hathaway after she became pregnant, and that he became a lackadaisical husband and doting but absent father.

He's less diplomatic about his experience at the Royal Court in 2002, when he was strong-armed (he claims) to produce his Christmas farce, The Lying Kind, by more conventional means.

Over the next hour, while Danièle unwound her dirty linen, I was strong-armed into trying the Jeanette (chin-length auburn with strident whitish tips); the Diane (subtle salt-and-pepper pompadour in front, blackish stringy in back); the Marie-France (upside-down artichoke with golden tipped leaves); and countless others.

Resentment grew when the America-India deal was strong-armed through the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an informal 46-nation body that sets global rules for nuclear trade.To many governments, therefore, compliance is mainly an issue for the West, says Mark Fitzpatrick of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies

"I can't be strong-armed and blackmailed," he said.

Women like to be dominated, love being strong-armed, need an overseer to supplement their weakness. . . .

Studios, meanwhile, trying to hold down costs, complain about being strong-armed into hiring theAudience.

But the Saudis will not allow themselves to be strong-armed.

Unusually among fast bowlers, who tend to be strong-armed outfielders, he is an exceptional catcher close to the wicket.