With the Yankees having already signed CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett you can't possibly believe you have any leverage to arm-twist the Yankees into giving you the $16 million you earned last season.— Bugs & Cranks
The president stands ready, according to aides, to sweet-talk or arm-twist as the need arises.— TheBostonChannel.com - News
"It is they who command the price and hence, would arm-twist to get the best deals from these nations," points out secretary general of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry DK Nair.— The Economic Times
"We think the neglect of the Kosi embankment is a ploy by India to trigger floods and arm-twist Nepal so that it agrees to the river-lining scheme as well as high dams."— IntelliBriefs
But Obama has made a few faltering steps by returning to power several old Washington hands, who might tie his own if not arm-twist him to abandon his reformist agenda.— open Democracy News Analysis - Comments
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