1. After last-minute arm-twisting by Dole, Lott wound up winning by just one vote.

2. Outside, there was arm-twisting and heavy pressure as the Tory whips rounded on potential rebels.

3. getting hold of the frequencies required international arm-twisting.

4. It becomes an arm-twisting thing -because of this risk of moral hazard, the bank has a threat to take the money back and they are going to find out quickly if you, as a company, are behaving wrong.

5. It is the artful combination of arm-twisting, compromise, rhetoric and gritty attention to detail that make the difference between an FDR and a Jimmy Carter.

6. Authorities are also arm-twisting banks to keep lending to domestic industries.

7. As peace talks begin in Libya, expect arm-twisting, boycotts and confusion but little progress towards peace.

8. The vote was won only as the result of much arm-twisting by the government.

9. Alternatively, delay gives the leader more time to size up the situation and to do some persuading, cajoling and arm-twisting behind the scenes to garner more support.

10. Nor would one occur if European banks succumbed to some arm-twisting by their own governments to agree to a swap.

11. For example, the selection of the host nation for each Olympic Games has always involved political arm-twisting by competing candidates.

12. Deals are done with a judicious blend of appeals to principle, arm-twisting and redistribution towards less wealthy nations.

13. At the start of each release, the management team meets with the development team for the ritual arm-twisting for commitments on both the release date and the content.

14. Powerful short-wave transmissions required costly kit; getting hold of the frequencies required international arm-twisting.

14. try its best to collect and create good sentences.

15. The agreement to return the money followed a firestorm of criticism and some arm-twisting from New York's attorney general.

16. Amid the backslapping, delegates had plenty of time for networking and arm-twisting.