Word: strong-arm
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...Duchess and her "adviser" (in both boudoir and boardroom), the glowering Sir John Conroy (Mark Strong), try to strong-arm Victoria into signing over her power to her mother, just in case King William dies before she turns 18. We want her to be Queen so she can finally say, "Off with his head." Conroy is the film's only outright villain, but he's not really much source of tension: once she's Queen, she's the boss. Nor are Lord M. or Lehzen, even though they try to manipulate the young Queen, because this is primarily a love...
...With the Russian government itself commenting only vaguely about whether Netanyahu met with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, it does not take Jason Bourne to unravel a common thread: Whether through its commandos or through strong-arm diplomacy, Israel appears to have stopped a shipment of missiles from reaching Iran. As the two countries work more closely together, it appears Israel avoided any post-op crisis and successfully negotiated with its much larger counterpart on the issue. Around the time the ship was discovered off the west coast of Africa, Israeli President Shimon Peres even declared victory of a kind...
...Pelosi can't resolve the public-plan standoff and loses more veteran moderates like Mike Ross, she'll have to strong-arm vulnerable freshmen and sophomore lawmakers to vote for the bill in order to pass it - a big gamble in an uncertain electoral atmosphere. So skittish are a few vulnerable Democrats that they are actually considering skipping President Obama's much-touted speech on health-care reform before a joint session of Congress on Sept. 9, for fear of being caught on camera applauding any health-care initiatives. "There are a lot of freaked-out moderate and swing-district...
Rafael Camarena, a Mexico-City based analyst for Banco Santander of Spain, is convinced that government's strong-arm tactics will prove that Mexican authorities, criticized for ineffectiveness on other issues, can make the tough decisions - even if the virus threat proves to be exaggerated. "The authorities are being decisive and firm. This will help the economic damage be a short term thing and build up confidence in Mexico," Camarena says. However, for many in the service sector, the mayor's crackdown is seen as the equivalent of a nuclear attack on their already struggling businesses. Daniel Loeza, vice-president...
...anti-U.S. tool he uses so well to his favor. "If Venezuela is found to be complicit, the U.S. would be wise to allow for the regional dynamic to take its course," the report wrote. "If the U.S. reacts too strongly, attention will go from Venezuela's transgressions to yet another example of 'American intervention' and strong-arm tactics...