Defence at HIV trial suggests police 'cajoled' witness. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
He claimed that he was "cajoled" into committing the offences of breaking into the SMRT Changi Deport and vandalising two train carriages. From Wordnik.com. [TODAYonline] Reference
Defence lawyer Munyonzwe Hamalengwa suggested police had "cajoled" S. B.'s first cousin R.B. and wife D.B. into changing dates to suit the prosecution. From Wordnik.com. [Macleans.ca] Reference
During cross examination, which at times was heated, R.B. rejected defence suggestions he was "cajoled" by police to remember meeting Aziga in 2000 rather than 2001. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
Ray "was ready to 'pull the trigger' if the conditions he imposed were not satisfied," Gormley writes, and had to be "cajoled" by a colleague into signing off on the final deal. From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
Public officials were embarrassed, cajoled and threatened. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
She cajoled her way back to campus, where she and Mr. Turner reunited. From Wordnik.com. [An Adopted Linebacker With an Unlikely Story] Reference
Vertrail Vaughans was urged, cajoled, and finally volunteered to represent. From Wordnik.com. [George Mason's Italian dance-off] Reference
Democrats have been spooked and Republicans threatened, cajoled or cleansed. From Wordnik.com. [Notable] Reference
He flattered and cajoled me, and, when that failed, resorted to vague threats. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
Salter, who had sung in a band in college, was cajoled into singing a few tunes. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Debates] Reference
Shirley, that while Richard might be cajoled or persuaded, Warren was firmness itself. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
Saddam's secret police threatened and cajoled Al-Tamimi, trying to persuade him to return. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: Hizzoner the Mayor] Reference
This man can be neither cajoled nor bribed, yet may soften at frank avowal or direct appeal. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
I flattered and cajoled to please people, so that they would do things for me, give me things. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
She took a sudden notion to stop right here, I coaxed and cajoled her, but she wouldn't budge. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys] Reference
With all his art and cunning, justice would not be cajoled by him, but weighed him in her balance, to. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
Whilst Charles was being thus cajoled, the bright anticipations of his companions were suddenly saddened. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
I am dead, since I see not him who has flattered and cajoled me so much that he has robbed me of my heart. From Wordnik.com. [Cligés. English] Reference
At a dinner featuring eels and plenty of vodka, the former Solidarity leader flattered and cajoled his guest. From Wordnik.com. [Too Early To Proclaim The Dawn Of A New Era] Reference
But, at a crucial moment, Clinton chose to involve himself (he called and cajoled Croatian President Tudjman). From Wordnik.com. [Indisputable Imponderables] Reference
The public must be invited, cajoled and nagged into an understanding of why and where cuts and tax rises are needed. From Wordnik.com. [Now that cuts are accepted, we must all decide our fate] Reference
"Now be good and trot along back," cajoled Nan, changing her tactics and stroking the child's soft hair caressingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
A stranger approached her one night while she was out after work, flattered and cajoled her with drinks from the bar. From Wordnik.com. [Another Supper] Reference
Senior officials from the United States and Europe cajoled, flattered, and schmoozed with their counterparts in China. From Wordnik.com. [China: The Big Free Rider] Reference
They were notably absent from the initialing ceremony and had to be cajoled into publicly accepting the terms the next day. From Wordnik.com. [Shipping Out] Reference
The termite-ridden Benedictine altarpiece, for example, was cajoled from the monks with the offer of a complete restoration. From Wordnik.com. [Groping In The Dark] Reference
Fairfax cajoled and threatened, threatened summoning an army that would wipe Danakil's land off the map; but all to no purpose. From Wordnik.com. [The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier] Reference
We've watched a lot of game tape together, we've argued, we've cajoled each other and he's been a real mentor and compatriot to me. From Wordnik.com. [Goodbye To The Bulls] Reference
Now after being cajoled by Allen, Hutchinson and Longwell, Favre will have one more shot at redemption and a second Lombardi Trophy. From Wordnik.com. [Favre Makes Vikings Return Official] Reference
For six years, while Romanzo remained at Champ-au-Haut, the girl teased, cajoled, tormented, amused, and worried the Colonel's eldest. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
But in his third ever 10,000m race, in the European final, Farah was in such control he jokingly cajoled other runners to take the lead. From Wordnik.com. [Mo Farah: 'I can definitely win a medal at the London Olympics'] Reference
"Well, let's see what you've been up to," she cajoled him gently and, having made the bed more comfortable, reached for the thermometer. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
The onetime Berkeley leftie tamed warring neighborhood factions and cajoled merchants to chip in for street sweepers and private security. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood, The Sequel] Reference
Fonda has cajoled him into reuniting with his five children by two previous marriages, watches his diet and exercise and keeps an eye on him almost round the clock. From Wordnik.com. [Why Ted Gave It Away] Reference
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