Sentence examples for were bribed by from inspiring English sources

Thus, Jewish high priests were bribed by the kings and dynasts of Syria.

To recap: last week, UK pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline admitted that Chinese doctors were bribed by its execs with cash and sexual favours in return for prescribing the company's drugs.

He did not identify any of the other suspects by name, but said they included "some managers of certain bank branches, and even a number of bank clerks were bribed by the suspects".

The issue of how to deal with these big companies has gained currency in recent months because of the BP case and allegations that Iraqi officials were bribed by Blackwater Worldwide, now called Xe Services, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

According to Carroll, a Brazilian lawyer representing the Americans alleged the police were bribed by the opposing claimants to raid the farm.

The pair will be relieved to have been cleared of the most serious allegations against them, namely that they were bribed by Armstrong to cover up positive tests in 2001; and that he paid for what was meant to be an independent report commissioned by the UCI to investigate reports he had tested positive during the 1999 Tour de France.

"We are being bribed by debt to fall in lockstep behind the federal government," he said.

Allegedly, a UN inspector was bribed by Iraq to turn a blind eye.

He eventually left office in 1995 amid accusations he had been bribed by the Yakuza.

He almost went with Mrs. Bachmann until she claimed that her state chairman, Kent Sorenson, had been bribed by Mr. Paul.

Some may be kidnapped or coerced, but many are bribed by false job opportunities, passports, or visas.