Sentences with phrase «such as bribes»

Separately on Monday, British news station Channel 4 News broadcast an undercover sting which showed senior executives at Cambridge Analytica suggesting that entrapment techniques such as bribes and sex workers could be used to help a politician gain favor against a rival.

But, there is a special flair that this game adds to the concept of football, and that comes in the Dirty Tricks section, allowing you to activate special tactics, such as bribing the ref so you can kill

With the very narrow, newly created exception for guilty verdicts in criminal cases reached based upon racial or other kinds of impermissible prejudice rather than the facts of the case (or cases where there is an outside influence on the jury such as a bribe or someone looking up facts or law on the Internet), no one can challenge a jury verdict based upon the reasoning and conclusions actually made by the jurors, even if someone learns that the jury knowingly or accidentally didn't follow the law or was mistaken about the facts.

Across cultures and historical eras, parents have made overt attempts to influence children's mating behavior, such as arranging their marriages, or more subtle attempts at influence, such as bribing, regulating children's social environment, or facilitating children's interactions with others [14].

Use subtle and manipulative control measures such as bribe or praise to get children to do what is perceived to be needed.

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The probe, known as «Operation Weak Flesh», had uncovered some 40 cases of meatpackers who had bribed inspectors and politicians to overlook unsanitary practices, such as processing rotten meat and running plants with traces of salmonella.

Prosecutors say Napout collected millions of dollars in bribes as well as gifts — such as $ 10,175.88 worth of tickets to a Paul McCartney concert in Buenos Aires.

Think through issues such as what you can offer, how to avoid effectively bribing customers, and the logistics of tracking customer activity and tallying what they receive as a result.

Such decrees have been cited by Venezuela prosecutors as a means of extracting bribes in some recent PDVSA corruption cases.

A similar proportion (92 per cent) feel that when Canadian companies and executives are involved in unethical or corrupt practices — such as paying bribes — they should face tough consequences.

When God identifies something as sin, such as taking a bribe (See: Deuteronomy), I am not judging when I say that a leader is wrong for taking a bribe.

Reward charts and even small bribes, such as a cookie or a small toy, are great positive reinforcements.

As such, the people being bribed now do not have any incentive to change.

Because the US is so polarized politically, there is very little chance that a Republican controlled House of Representatives would choose to impeach a Republican President even if there were overwhelming evidence that he had accepted a direct bribe from the Russian government (such as, for hypothetical example, a 19 % interest in the Russian gas company Rosneft) in return for promulgating policies favorable to the Russians, let alone confirmation of the allegations that his Presidential campaign had coordinated election strategy and tactics with the Russians.

He added that corruption, such as voter fraud and bribing public officials was present among all races including the «Anglo - Saxon» community but insisted the problem was found «mainly [in] the Pakistani community».

Kelly Kramer, a white - collar criminal defense attorney at the Mayer Brown firm, said the Supreme Court has scaled back the «honest services fraud» statute, as it is called, in deciding the case of former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling, limiting such prosecutions to cases involving bribes or kickbacks, rather than mere self - dealing.

Have to admit that I actually bribe the photographer (aka my gorgeous other half) with a meal at the pub after an «exhausting» photo shoot such as this, he always volunteers what a man eh?

QUARTZ - Sep 24 - Carrot Dating allows users to offer «bribes,» such as a tank of gas, in exchange for dates.

As it recounts Jan's wild business ideas, such as when Jan and his clarinetist bribe someone at the Vatican so that Jan's European tour group can met the pope, the broad comedy becomes a weaker substitute for the more lively curiosities behind this bizarre storAs it recounts Jan's wild business ideas, such as when Jan and his clarinetist bribe someone at the Vatican so that Jan's European tour group can met the pope, the broad comedy becomes a weaker substitute for the more lively curiosities behind this bizarre storas when Jan and his clarinetist bribe someone at the Vatican so that Jan's European tour group can met the pope, the broad comedy becomes a weaker substitute for the more lively curiosities behind this bizarre story.

The choices you have are to either try and rush your assignment and risk failing, bribe a friend, or use a professional writing service such as Australian Help.

Some research seems to back employers» fears: Nearly one third of employees with self - reported credit problems engaged in «counterproductive work behavior,» such as theft or accepting bribes, compared to about 18 % of employees without financial problems, according to a 2008 academic study.

Another option in this case is to try bribing your hamster with a treat — something you know he really likes such as a grape or a yogurt drop.

I suggest that families travelling for pleasure should avoid highly malarious regions such as sub-Saharan Africa until the children can manage antimalarial tablets and can be bribed into getting dressed in long clothes and putting on repellent at dusk.

As mentioned before you've got nine primary skills such as stealth, persuasion, sagecrafting, lockpicking, detection and dispelling to play with, with each of them offering milestones at certain points which grant bonuses, such as cheaper bribes for guards in case you get caught stealing (yes, being a thief is an optionAs mentioned before you've got nine primary skills such as stealth, persuasion, sagecrafting, lockpicking, detection and dispelling to play with, with each of them offering milestones at certain points which grant bonuses, such as cheaper bribes for guards in case you get caught stealing (yes, being a thief is an optionas stealth, persuasion, sagecrafting, lockpicking, detection and dispelling to play with, with each of them offering milestones at certain points which grant bonuses, such as cheaper bribes for guards in case you get caught stealing (yes, being a thief is an optionas cheaper bribes for guards in case you get caught stealing (yes, being a thief is an option).

Each team has its own set of twisted audibles such as the classic «Bribe the Ref» where you payoff the referee to look the other way, or new additions like «Chainsaw Massacre» where your runningback pulls out a league - approved chainsaw and slices and dices the defense into submission, and «Ginormous» where your blitzer grows 5 - times his normal size - have fun trying to block him!

Earn experience points by; taking part in reform programs, digging tunnels, creating a crew or hitting the gym and then plough those points into new skills such as the ability to swim across water, sabotage machinery, pick locks or bribe members of the prison staff.

Players can befriend exotic creatures such as the Groffle (by bribing them with their favourite foods).

Corruption in China is concentrated in those sectors with extensive state involvement, such as infrastructure projects and government procurement: «To estimate roughly the direct costs of corruption, we can suppose that 10 per cent of government spending, contracts and transactions, is used as kickbacks and bribes or is simply stolen».

Third, since we doubt that all the needed transmission lines would be built, a national RPS without sufficient transmission would force a city such as Atlanta to buy renewable credits, essentially bribing rural states such as North Dakota to use their wind power locally.

It is not stated whether bribes were paid to a judge, justice system employees, or others such as lawyers.

● The definition of the «responsible person» is at s 5 (3), «(a) any person (other than A) connected with, or employed by, C whose functions at the time of the bribe included preventing persons such as A from committing offences under ss 1 or 4 in connection with C's business or (b) if there is no such person with such a function, any senior officer of C».

The prohibition was put in place not because it is politically incorrect but because tourists might construe such a greeting as solicitation for a bribe, tip or cash.

Self - report measures such as the Preschool Feeding Questionnaire (16) conceptualize pressure to eat as relatively assertive, including items addressing bribing and punishing.

When you can effectively heal by accepting and showing love of your child, traditional child discipline techniques such as withdrawing your love by becoming angry, using threats or bribes become unnecessary.

One definition in Webster's online dictionary, defines the word «bribe» as: «something valuable (such as money) that is given in order to get someone to do something».