They expected to get a large ransom from the Scots for him. From Wordnik.com. [An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls] Reference
Because the ransom is small, people tend to pay up and keep quiet. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: December 28, 2003 - January 3, 2004 Archives] Reference
The word ransom means, literally, a price paid for the redemption of captives. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
The hostages are rarely hurt and people are usually freed after a ransom is paid. From Wordnik.com. [WORLD WATCH] Reference
Kidnapping for ransom is a crime problem in Mexico that is extremely rare in the USA. From Wordnik.com. [Warnings from the US Dept of State re Mexico] Reference
Officials said the kidnappers demanded a ransom from the German government at £4.76 million. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: World News Headlines] Reference
And many kidnappings do end with the kidnapped person being returned alive after a ransom is paid. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico and violence] Reference
Of course being kidnapped and held ransom is bad for anyone, so I wonder why a journalist gets special attention?. From Wordnik.com. [Creaking towards a natural conclusion « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog] Reference
So the ransom is missing, he can't remember how he got shot and its Joe's job to try and help him recover his memory. From Wordnik.com. [An interview with Michael Robotham] Reference
And, after the ransom is paid and your dead body is found (or not), I will shed many tears for the reality of your UNREASON. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Real Torture Debate] Reference
The picture is chosen at ransom from the internet; I have no idea where it was taken. on December 4, 2009 at 3: 00 pm JuliaM. From Wordnik.com. [‘Single Crewed’ In Ruralshire « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
He promised them a handsome sum of money in ransom; but it was no good; and laughing, they mounted their horses and rode off. From Wordnik.com. [Hauff's Fairy Tales, Translated and Adapted] Reference
And might be she is ill in a conduct might be in meditative she can get a KINGS ransom from a Journal News for a rights to movie a game. From Wordnik.com. [No broadcasts from Section 1 finals | Varsity Insider] Reference
A ransom was the price paid to deliver a captive taken in war. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
Failing the recovery of his child, the ransom was a bounty on her kidnappers. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
Gasher leaned forward at this, perhaps wanting to mention the idea of ransom again. From Wordnik.com. [The Waste Lands]
The ransom was a unique number not related to any of the monies that you have heard. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2002] Reference
In a strange twist, we hope the people asking for the ransom are the ones who have him. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2002] Reference
BECK: Well, cyber-hacking isn ` t new, but holding hack utility companies for ransom, that is new. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2008] Reference
His ransom is a universal health-care program that he wants to create and force doctors to pay for. From Wordnik.com. [Pawatercooler.com] Reference
If we split the difference and call the ransom fourteen and a half millions, we still find that the. From Wordnik.com. [South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure] Reference
BECK: Well, cyber-hacking isn ` t new, but holding hacked utility companies for ransom, that is new. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 25, 2008] Reference
"Paying a ransom is a dangerous thing to do," confirmed task team member Superintendent Ernst Strydom. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Yes, he™d known from the beginning that calling Zed™s bluff by refusing to pay the ransom was a mistake. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Pursuit]
And I see that over and over in the writing in the yearbook, but I don ` t see that in the so-called ransom note. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2006] Reference
A ransom is a price paid in exchange for captives that they may be liberated; or for culprits that they may be set free. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII] Reference
The ransom is the largest ever paid to Somali pirates, who hijacked the tanker in November with 28 crew members on board. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Christ's giving himself a ransom was a necessary part of the Mediator's office; and indeed this lays the foundation for his intercession. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
The Brennan family said paying the ransom was the "last roll of the dice" after the Australian government declined to help with the money. From Wordnik.com. [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference
Kidnapping for ransom is common in Somalia. From Wordnik.com. [WORLD WATCH] Reference
Will we get some kind of ransom note explaining what we have to pay to get our science back?. From Wordnik.com. [2010 April 8 | Serendipity] Reference
Such I call the ransom of. From Wordnik.com. [Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc.] Reference
"He is to be held for ransom, and his ransom will be our claim upon. From Wordnik.com. [In the Days of Chivalry] Reference
The "ransom" that the plant seeks is bits of birthwort pollen on the insect's body. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Additional elements such as ransom, escapes and helicopter chases can also be involved. From Wordnik.com. [Springwise] Reference
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