attempt at intimidation

They seek to pass off as diplomacy yet another attempt at intimidation.

"It could be interpreted as an attempt at intimidation, sir."

Despite this attempt at intimidation, the owner refused to sell it back.

Moreover, the reference in the note regarding the police is, I believe, merely an attempt at intimidation.

That ended any attempts at intimidation by Washington.

"I have never been subjected to such a crude attempt at intimidation," said Califano.

But because so much is at stake, Clemens can be expected to knock somebody down as an attempt at intimidation.

This was clearly an attempt at intimidation.

"It is not a threat or an attempt at intimidation when we say we will respond to aggression.

The Legislature should be commended for ignoring the Mayor's attempts at intimidation.

He would not endure attempts at intimidation.

They kicked it and slapped the windows in what amounted to a silly attempt at intimidation while the players waited to get off.

These charges are simply another attempt at intimidation.'

Tieleman regarded this as an attempt at intimidation.

The meaning of the gesture was unmistakable: It was time to put threats and attempts at intimidation aside.

This was no attempt at intimidation of Karatek and T'Vysse, however.

It's just an attempt at intimidation."

"The Zilwicki maneuver," she'd called it, claiming it was a subconscious attempt at intimidation.

Wolfgang Ebel's original organization, in particular, continues to attempt enforcing its asserted authority through attempts at intimidation.

Mr. Kean is quite correct in objecting to this as a thinly veiled attempt at intimidation.

One interpretation is that they reflected posturing and attempts at intimidation among rival military factions, shows of strength rather than all-out combat.

Yesterday Mr. Fitzwater warned Moscow "to cease attempts at intimidation."

Cutter and Myerson threaten Kendig's publisher but he rebuffs their attempts at intimidation.

Mr. Miller said, "Genuine differences remain on how to resolve complicated issues, but they will not be resolved by threats or attempts at intimidation."

There have been attempts at intimidation, fistfights, and some bondsmen have been seen spitting at each other.