Sentences with phrase «strong arm tactics»

Amazon regularly employs strong arm tactics when negotiating better book deals from publishers.

This was the high point of a political career which was low - key but generally successful; though she endured controversies over select committee membership and over allegations of strong arm tactics with Labour dissenters over military action in Afghanistan.

Russia tried to outlaw religion and failed even with the harshest strong arm tactics.

They employed strong arm tactics against retail vendors, forcing the vendors to be exclusive outlets for their products.

They both rely on strong arm tactics...

It will be interesting to see the BBC's response - «David Cameron came under fire today for employing unpatriotic, petty criminals - cum - anarchistic terrorists in his front bench team...» I am increasingly perplexed that a Labour Party, which when in opposition was always first to criticise the Thatcher Govt's for strong arm tactics that restricted freedom of speach, is becoming so dictatorial in office.

In the statement titled: «God, Heal Our Land», Afenifere in Ekiti said the scarcity of fuel unleashed on the citizenry by the governor's face - off with petrol marketers could have been resolved by dialogue and not resort to strong arm tactics which culminated in destruction of some filling stations by suspected thugs.

The film in question is The Post, a film Spielberg made remarkably quickly presumably in reaction to the Trump administration's attacks on the press (he wasn't hired to direct until March of this year and the film has a limited release on December 22), takes on the true story of the Washington Post's fight to publish the Pentagon Papers in 1971 as a reaction to Richard Nixon's strong arm tactics over the New York Times» publishing of the same information.

Also known as the PC Engine in Japan, the TurboGrafx - 16 was a 16 - bit system that was marred by Nintendo's third - party strong arm tactics and no strong marketing efforts.

When the Deepwater Wind contract was approved by the state government in 2010, ratepayers on the mainland, the state's attorney general and the environmental group Conservation Law Foundation all sued, citing the high cost and alleged strong arm tactics employed to get the project approved.

Looks like 3 more years of strong arm tactics, wasted money on commercials, and raises for union reps... all at the expense of students!

Publishers are worried that Amazon may employ strong arm tactics to get lower rates on graphic novels and single issue comics.

What we see is certain teams using «strong arm tactics» against us as a leveller.

It's not a strong arm tactic.

But so did Macmillan's strong arm tactics, and there are readers who pay attention to those too.

These strong arm tactics even have an appropriate name: SLAPP or strategic lawsuit against public participation.