"The sword of Damocles has been hanging for a little while now, " he told 5 Live.
In other words, a sword of Damocles is hanging over the head of Ms Dorries.
"It keeps the sword of Damocles still above his head, " said Doug Muzzio, a professor of public affairs at Baruch College.
The specter of this commission and the investigation that ensued served as a sword of Damocles pressing ever closer to Assad's throat.
And the specter of a Security Council endorsement of Palestinian statehood will loom over Israel's head the entire time like the Sword of Damocles.
Many companies have made conscious business choices to kowtow in dread of the PR nightmare Democrats hang over them like the Sword of Damocles.
FORBES: Hobby Lobby Fights The Good Fight Against Obamacare Tyranny
The DOJ understood that a traditional indictment could destroy the company, and it dangled this Sword of Damocles in order to get what it wanted.
As we tax advisors have charged blindly into another fun-filled filing season, little did we know that all the while the Sword of Damocles has been hanging above our beloved Internal Revenue Code.
FORBES: House Republicans Take First Stab At Killing Off The Tax Code
And if that was not enough the region has an economic Sword of Damocles poised above it as Argentina's economy collapses, sending financial shock waves that are felt to varying degrees through the whole of South America.
Most people who negotiate for a living like I do have been more or less obsessed with the debt ceiling spectacle since we first learned that our elected representatives were bargaining with the Sword of Damocles ( August 2) dangling overhead.
Designed to put a stop to the bribery of foreign government officials, politicians, and political parties by corporations seeking to do business in corrupt countries around the world, the FCPA hangs as a sword of Damocles over any company that hopes to remain competitive in places that are not as enlightened as the U.S. when it comes to finding acceptable ways to bribe government officials.
We are very much in favor of that because we want the kind of Damocles sword hanging over Congress to force it to make a decision and act.
应用推荐