The government was willing to use strong-arm tactics to get its way.

为了达到目的，政府甘愿采用强硬策略。

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In the United States, it suffered rulings against it and in 2001 reached a settlement that prohibited Microsoft from certain strong-arm tactics.

在美国，有关的判决也对微软不利，在2001年达成了一项解决方案，禁止微软使用一些强势的技巧。

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For the NLRB's decision reflects a victory not for common sense, but for strong-arm tactics.

因为NLRB的决定并非常识的胜利，它反映了强权高压的手段。

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"And,that context involved unprecedented bullying, arm twisting and strong arm tactics by the host state, directed against first the foreign ministers and then the heads of state themselves.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

But charities representing one parent families accused the government of "strong arm tactics" and said it would make life harder for lone parents by assuming that "government always knows best".

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The Shabiha is a group of typically hulking men who are regarded as the shadowy arm of the government and are infamous for their strong-arm tactics.

CNN: January 17, 2013 -- Updated 2129 GMT (0529 HKT)

Perhaps because he now senses that the Israeli public thinks his strong-arm tactics have failed.

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