Sentence examples for were coerced to from inspiring English sources

Some actors were coerced to act in dubious films; others willingly cooperated.

Anglophile Argentines formed football teams not because they were coerced to play but rather because football was the game played by the English whom they admired.

The report, which looked at high-profile political cases, said judges tended to ignore defendants' claims that they were coerced to confess, as well as witness testimony and other evidence, like DNA tests.

Great numbers of paintings were bought in Spain and abroad, and Spanish courtiers were coerced to lend or even to make presents of their own paintings and other art objects.

"From the figures released by ZEC, it is clear that people's will was disregarded especially in the rural areas where villagers were coerced to vote for Zanu-PF by the state agents, Zanu-PF militias and traditional leaders in clear violation of the electoral act".

This principle was embedded in a collaborative learning environment in three ways, which differed from each other in the extent to which users were coerced to adhere to the embedded support principles.

Tells how they are coerced to attend "voluntarily".

A woman is coerced to do this, just as I'm coerced".

The N.C.A.A. knew that players were being coerced to lie — and did nothing to stop it.

I also wrote plays, which my reluctant brother was coerced to act in.

He said his client had been brutalized by police in custody and was coerced to sign a confession.