| He has strong-armed the media, intimidated opponents and sanctioned massive extrajudicial killings of supposed drug dealers. |
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| In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson strong-armed Congress into giving him a blank check for conducting the Vietnam War. |
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| Private firms, like state ones, are usually strong-armed by officials into buying off strikers. |
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| Studios, meanwhile, trying to hold down costs, complain about being strong-armed into hiring theAudience. |
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| The government has strong-armed its members into turning their backs on the victims of tainted blood. |
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| Suppose the casino threatened to close its doors if the government strong-armed it. |
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| Despite his reluctance, Nicholson is strong-armed into taking care of Kinnear's pooch while the artist recovers from his injuries. |
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| The first of the strong-armed leaders called caudillos, Pedro Santana became president. |
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| It's true that he sometimes had to be strong-armed into supporting these measures. |
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| And if they want to argue the toss about it, they have 28 days to prove they were strong-armed into switching against their will. |
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| It may have even strong-armed a few banks into propping up the market. |
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| The Shelley has felt rather strong-armed in, too. |
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| The fact that the Prime Minister himself is said to have strong-armed London's museums into mounting the festival does not make it inevitable that it will be lousy. |
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| Seizing the opportunity, a strong-armed god dragged her out of the cave. |
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| Both teams have strong-armed quarterbacks and dangerous receivers. |
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| The conviction: strong-armed robbery and assault. |
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| Two weeks ago, the Academy of Country Music Awards essentially strong-armed Swift into appearing at the annual ceremony by awarding her with a Milestone award. |
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| He has strong-armed California's Democratic legislators twice: first to accept deep cuts to cherished programmes such as child care, and then, once the deficit was plugged, to curb their spendthrift impulses. |
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| He has sweet-talked, cajoled, harangued, nagged, strong-armed and shamed government officials, international financiers and business leaders into doing more to rebuild Haiti. |
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