strong-arm

While these strong-arm tactics have been criticized by some, the governor enjoys strong support from the local population.

Jamie Dettmer recalls long lunches with the Iron Lady at the Savoy Hotel—the whisky, the flirting, and the strong-arm tactics.

So why does the GOP think it can strong-arm the president into compromising on entitlements without first giving in on taxes?

The government has overcharged in this case,” he said, “to strong-arm a plea from my client.

But author Rula Jebreal says the strong-arm tactics cannot thwart a people committed to his ouster.

He argued that coercion was necessary; that crime could not be put down in Ireland but by the strong arm of the law.

Lady Margaret was her father's only heir; but she was far away, and a man with a strong arm was needed in that troubled seigneury.

When we crossed the equator, a committee of strong-arm men baptized those of the passengers who had never before crossed the line.

Aubrey and the bunch are talking about making a strong-arm squad around me for protection.

Saturninus was the first of the Roman politicians to rely as a regular practice upon "strong-arm methods" to carry elections.