Word: blackmail
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...either the U.S. or Britain. But when an Arab League delegation called in Tripoli, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi pronounced his ambassador "incorrect" and sent them away empty-handed. Meanwhile, the World Court in the Hague opened hearings on a Libyan charge that the U.S. and Britain have resorted to "blackmail" by threatening the use of force unless Libya surrenders the suspected bombers...
When my sister and I finally realized that no amount of begging, pleading or emotional blackmail would win a trip to Disney World or Paris, we would grudgingly accept our parents' Oh-so-generous offer...
...least the reasonable facsimile thereof--thickens. Grump is backing his own babe, Delia Cards (Aaron Zelman), the thoroughly corrupt golddigger with whom he sings "It's Good to Be Evil." (Sample lyrics: "Being kind is kinda stupid/ Being just is just as dumb.") So Grump tries to blackmail the pageant's judges: Wyatt Stinksinhere (a Yosemite Sam parody played by Michael Rosenbaum), Austin Tation (a Don King parody played by Todd Kessler) and Ali Caneet (a Muhammad Ali parody played by Skip Sneeringer...
...landlords get them to sign things in English that they don't even know they're signing," says LaFontant. "[The landlords] practice blackmail...
...policy is based in part on the assumption that gay and lesbian soldiers are more susceptible to blackmail. In addition, Pentagon officials claim that the presence of homosexuals disrupts the camaraderie and trust necessary for an efficient, tightly-knit military unit...