| 单词 | extortionate |
| 例句 | One of the most pernicious factors, Olmsted found, was the widespread fear that anyone who ventured to Chicago would be “fleeced unmercifully,” especially in the fair’s many restaurants, with their “extortionate” prices. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They order dear bottles of wine in restaurants and consume extortionate menus and take high-priced classes and send their children, when they finally return to New York, to an elite private school. In ‘Dirt,’ Bill Buford Goes in Search of French Cuisine’s Secrets 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z "The BBC have given that opportunity with the extortionate high salaries and the way they handled Jimmy Savile, but it is still a massively important organisation and the government should support it." TV licence fee 'may be cut' - Shapps 2013-10-27T10:49:47Z Unfortunately, clotted cream is almost impossible to find in the U.S., though specialty shops sometimes carry it for extortionate prices. 7 British pantry staples to stock up on for your next bake 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z On evenings outside the emporium, Bashford Antiques, a bearded fellow with a van is clamping cars parked without permission, and charging extortionate rates to free up the vehicles. ‘Mister Organ’ Review: Antiques Sideshow 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Those extortionate services usually turn out to be fronts run by the site owners themselves. Revenge porn: the fight against the net's nastiest corner 2013-04-12T09:09:30Z "My fans will understand and I thank them for informing me about the extortionate ticket prices already being listed on some websites," the British-born singer wrote. Yusuf/Cat Stevens cancels New York show over scalpers 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z A spokesman for the band said they "felt this was the fairest way to distribute tickets and to avoid fans being charged extortionate amounts for them". Re-formed Libertines announce first gig 2010-08-10T14:58:00Z The singer shelved his New York performance in December because tickets with "extortionate" prices began appearing on resale websites. Cat Stevens cancels New York gig 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z As a songwriter and musician, my initial reaction to this was that 50% of revenue is not extortionate by any means, considering that without music Pandora would not exist. Opening up the politics of Pandora 2011-03-14T16:14:51Z Bellow’s life was lacerated by outraged friends, family vendettas and extortionate ex-wives. Literary biography: possibility and peril 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z I was short on money so couldn’t afford the extortionate prices that other Muay Thai schools charged. Billy Moore’s first Muay Thai “Fight Night” in Thailand 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Where are the simultaneously cramped and extortionate flat shares? Seinfeld and Simpsons – why your favourite TV show is problematic 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The major concern for the government and employers in London is that people who do not earn enough to meet extortionate rents will leave, hollowing out the city and threatening its labour market and culture. The great London property squeeze 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Allowing less expensive versions to be manufactured and sold in the developing world would have involved a tacit admission that the entire price structure was an extortionate fiction. Pick of the week: Big Pharma’s African genocide 2013-09-05T23:00:00Z Sleeping in a tent at Burning Man can be even hotter than in a vehicle, so if you can afford the admittedly extortionate rates the RV companies charge, then go for it. The crazy world of Burning Man – festival survival guide 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z As Venezuela gorged on imports and prices ballooned, Chávez and his handpicked successor, the witless ideologue Nicolás Maduro, kept forcing price controls that further discouraged domestic industry, spawning huge shortages and extortionate black markets. The Disaster That Is Venezuela 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The suit sought to block the "extortionate" 87.5 percent toll hike that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority approved Aug. 25. Judge rejects plea to stop Illinois toll hike 2011-12-20T18:14:00Z Students have staged a protest over what they claim are "appalling conditions and extortionate rent" at a university-owned block of flats. Northampton students protest over rent and conditions 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z What's worse is some of these players are being paid extortionate amounts of money. Ten Hag vows to 'fight on' - but 'questions' grow for Man Utd boss 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z "The price of the ticket wasn't extortionate, but it wasn't so cheap that you'd think this isn't quite right," says Harriet. Gig tickets: Online scams 'made me feel stupid' 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The party says ministers are taking too many non-scheduled flights at "extortionate cost". Labour would clamp down on jet use by ministers 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z He said he believes part of the problem is companies buying test slots in bulk, before selling those slots on for "extortionate profits". Driving: Learners travelling 400 miles to take test 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z "Students complain of showers not working, poor heating and broken plug sockets. You have to question what the extortionate rent we're paying actually goes towards," the spokesperson added. Northampton students protest over rent and conditions 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Judge Mr Recorder Ben Blakemore told her that the interest rates she was charging were extortionate and that she had been exploiting people for her own profit. Newport: Loan shark, 83, who threatened victims avoids jail 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z “How do you love a city that can no longer afford to pick up the trash in its streets yet taxes its citizenry at extortionate rates?” A tale of two cities: Portland offers a worrying example for Seattle 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z “I’ll never understand how they can justify charging so much extra for an umbrella instead of keeping guests safe from the sun as part of the already extortionate and ridiculous resort fee,” she says. Hotels are returning fire in the ‘junk fee’ war. Don’t be a casualty 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Lawyers for the hotel, though, said letting Ms. Laufer out now would signal an all-clear to her and other plaintiffs “to resume their extortionate scheme.” Disabled woman asks Supreme Court to dismiss pending case after her lawyer is sanctioned 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z "She hasn't missed a day's rent since lockdown, so I'm not going to put the rent up an extortionate amount for her," he said. Renting: Number of UK homes available down by a third 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The party's shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said "extortionate" costs were "pricing parents out of jobs they love". Labour's Bridget Phillipson vows to reform 'free hours' childcare 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z They have been accused of fleecing ordinary people by charging extortionate amounts for cash withdrawals. Nigeria's naira shortage: Anger and chaos outside banks 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z A private business facing extortionate union demands can relocate or go out of business. Opinion | How public employee unions damage schools, policing and government itself 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z "That is extortionate. I mean serious amounts of money. Probably millions." The hostel that gives wine or beer to alcoholics 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z "You're arguing to us that the jury as a matter of law could not find that it was extortionate ... and I'm having trouble with that." U.S. judges challenge Michael Avenatti bid to toss Nike conviction 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z “Profligate producers of fossil fuels have benefited from extortionate profits at the expense of human civilization,” said Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Takeaways: Bold proposals and ‘net zero’ criticism at COP27 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z "We all know they make extortionate profits," Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne told journalists at COP. COP27: Time to pay the climate bill - vulnerable nations 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z “Profligate producers of fossil fuels have benefited from extortionate profits at the expense of human civilization.” Treaty against fossil fuels floated at U.N. climate summit 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z As a single parent, she cannot afford to take them to a café or to soft play, because everything is "extortionate" at the moment. Cost of living: 'My children have no idea we're here to keep warm' 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Ms Henderson called for the government and energy companies to work together to find a solution to protect vulnerable residents who will not be able to afford "extortionate bills". The people who wish they had an energy price cap 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z "What seemed to be extortionate then now seems like an absolute steal," he said. Energy bills could break firms, warns ex-chancellor 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z She said some items of uniform were "extortionate". Cost of living: 100 children a day getting uniform help at west Belfast hub 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Stacey, a mother of three, described the uniform she had to buy for her oldest son to attend grammar school as "extortionate". Cost of living: Simple uniforms to help save parents money 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z "We haven't got the free rein, the free hand that maybe has been perceived in the media, that we can go and sign whoever we want and pay extortionate fees and wages." Newcastle boss Howe signs new long-term contract 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z As it is, enforcement forces people to go a block away to pay an extortionate $10 for a storage locker. Rant and Rave: Reader frustrated by baseball stadium’s bag policy 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z "We're seeing landlords charge extortionate rent increases over the period of The Open," Mr Will said. The Open: Landlords tried to push students out 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z There is a dearth of food stores in agricultural neighborhoods and communities, so some of the corner stores are able to charge extortionate prices, Acedera said. Formula shortage adds to financial crunch for farmworker families 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Although al-Shabab’s extortionate power has been a major concern among traders, some businesspeople said they feel more confident in its mediation of disputes. For new Somalia government, al-Shabab a threat to authority 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z But some have been accused of charging extortionate fees and playing loud music. Pedicab operators welcome plans to regulate industry 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Yvette Cooper, a leader of the opposition Labour Party, called the proposal “unworkable, unethical and extortionate.” Britain to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda to cut illegal sea crossings 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Labour said the plan was "unworkable, unethical and extortionate" - and one designed to "distract" from Mr Johnson's fine for breaking Covid-19 laws. UK to sign deal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z A family say they are facing "extortionate" quotes from suppliers for oil to heat their home. Family turn off heating their Bromyard home over 'extortionate' oil costs 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Abramson questions this, writing, "Why haven't Pharma's scientific distortion and extortionate pricing, especially in the context of such strong negative public opinion, triggered effective policy to bring commercial and public interests into balance?" Book review: A doctor’s impassioned critique of big pharma 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Most said that, while in Belarus, they had been beaten or threatened by security forces, who some refugees said had also demanded "extortionate sums" for food and water and forced them to cross the border. U.N. urges Belarus, Poland to address refugees' 'dire conditions' 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Again, if the Crumbleys were not white, bail would either not be granted or imposed at an extortionate level. Michigan high school massacre: Another tragic example of how white privilege kills white people 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Travellers are also being "exposed to extortionate prices", according to consumer body Which?. Covid travel test prices misleading, says trade body 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z "We are almost bullied into spending extortionate amounts of money on something which was four times cheaper two or three weeks ago," Mr Bloomfield said. Family turn off heating their Bromyard home over 'extortionate' oil costs 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z UKSteel, an industry group, said on Wednesday that its members were facing “extortionate” electric power prices and said that some steel makers were being forced to shut down during periods of extremely high rates. High natural gas prices lead to a shutdown of British fertilizer plants. 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Gareth Stace, director of UK Steel, a trade body, said in a statement on Wednesday that “extortionate prices are forcing some U.K. steelmakers to suspend their operations” during periods when prices soar. A fire in a power cable from France sends British electricity prices soaring. 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Deciding to “collect the debt through a variety of extortionate means,” Mercaldo contacted a Maryland man “for assistance in the plot,” according to the plea documents. The money he loaned wasn’t getting paid back, so he turned to Plan B — murder for hire 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Which? told the BBC that travellers were being "badly let down by a dysfunctional PCR testing market", which had left them "exposed to extortionate prices and unreliable providers". Covid travel test prices misleading, says trade body 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z While many of the more than 1,000 children taken have been released, often after extortionate ransom amounts were reportedly paid, hundreds of families are still desperately waiting for news of their children. Nigeria's kidnap crisis: 'I saw my two-year-old carried by a man with a gun' 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z It was yet another extortionate ransomware attack, in which hackers effectively kidnap a business’ digital lifeblood and offer to restore it — for a price. Column: He spent 24 years building his business. A ransomware attack blew it to smithereens 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Braun, who is seeking to resolve the dispute through arbitration, said in a court petition this week that Comisar’s claim is “unlawful, extortionate, and opportunistic.” Bieber manager Scooter Braun in court battle over failed investment fund 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Epic Games has for years claimed the charges imposed on it by Apple are extortionate. Apple to face Epic Games in court 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z In 1887 he was invited to resume the presidency of the Northern Pacific but drove it into receivership by loading it with extortionate loans to himself. Wall Street's love affair with 'blank check' investments won't end happily 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z "This is basically extortionate: Sorry, no unity until the demands for accountability are dropped," wrote Washington Post political correspondent Greg Sargent. Lindsey Graham excoriated for equating Trump accountability with divisive "vengeance" 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Christian Blake Bunyard, of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, was indicated Tuesday on two counts of making threats in interstate commerce and one count of making an interstate transmission of an extortionate communication, said U.S. Mississippi man indicted for making threats over internet 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Threats from Washington to impose tariffs on German cars, or withdraw troops from bases in South Korea in the absence of extortionate new payments, will abruptly cease. Opinion | How Biden will begin to repair Trump’s damage to our world standing 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z Christopher C. Cantwell, 39, of Keene, was convicted of one count of transmitting extortionate communications and one count of threatening to injure property or reputation, the U.S. 'Crying Nazi' Christopher Cantwell convicted in rape threat, extortion case 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z “It’s scary because rents are extortionate,” she says. 'It's a tough island to live on': why coronavirus spells doom for Ibiza 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z There are the landlords, whose rents are so extortionate that many restaurants in city centres struggle to break even. Restaurants will never be the same after coronavirus – but that may be a good thing | Jonathan Nunn 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Seven staff at an emergency plumbing firm, which charged extortionate prices and bragged about it on WhatsApp, have been sentenced. Plumbing firm staff bragged about overcharging 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Members collect “taxes,” or extortionate cuts from the proceeds of criminal activity, in areas under their control. After unusual trial, Mexican Mafia member sentenced to life in prison 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z “Sending threatening and extortionate messages over the internet can instill fear and emotional damage,” said U.S. 'Crying Nazi' Christopher Cantwell convicted in rape threat, extortion case 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Taylor sharply criticized the Trump administration’s Ukraine policy last year as “crazy” and extortionate, and he hasn’t gone into retirement quietly. As impeachment vote looms, Pompeo’s Ukraine trip is a high-risk, high-reward venture 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z He acknowledges that his food bill is extortionate but he blames "disgusting" hours and a windowless London kitchen for his reluctance to cook. 'I order takeaways six nights a week' 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Their jaws drop when they hear the extortionate rates charged for prescription drugs. British voters are terrified of US companies privatizing the NHS. They should be | Astra Taylor 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Respondents described the fees as a "rip-off", "extortionate" and "astronomical". A third of hospitals 'increased parking charges' 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z But there is no indication that he ever wavered on his paranoia and extortionate intent regarding Ukraine. Press Watch: After all its great reporting, Washington Post self-gaslights on impeachment 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The hearings on Trump’s extortionate Ukraine scheme will be quickly followed by the drawing up of articles of impeachment, a House vote, a Senate trial—the mechanisms of the constitutional process. Is Trump Already Winning on Impeachment? 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z President Trump’s reelection campaign accused the liberal mayor of Minneapolis on Monday of trying to shut down his planned Thursday rally via an extortionate security bill. Trump campaign: ‘Radical leftist’ mayor trying to shut down Minneapolis rally 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Secker said to Archer, on air, about the extortionate rents in London. 'It just snowballed': the viral stars of Brexit Britain on what happened next 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Informal institutions like community banks and microfinance lenders are more common, but they rarely share credit information and often charge extortionate interest rates. San Francisco crowdfunder Kiva sets up Sierra Leone credit database 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z “Brady’s extortionate and harassing activities described here may, at least in part, be motivated by his failings in his Minecraft interactions,” the lawsuit reads. YouTube sues alleged copyright troll over extortion of multiple YouTubers 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Strict regulations mean that profits are not extortionate and that needed care is not denied. Opinion | Kamala Harris’s health-care plan shows there are ambitious options outside of Medicare-for-all 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Katherine O'Brien, associate director of communications and campaigns at BPAS, said the fertility drip offered an unproven "quick fix at an extortionate cost". Wellness firm withdraws £250 IV 'fertility' drip 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z We make childcare extortionate and higher education inaccessible - 60-65% of student parents have considered leaving their course - while telling young mothers that they've ruined their lives. 'I got morning sickness instead of freshers' flu' 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Boiteux was arrested in Paraguay, extradited and pleaded guilty last year to foreign transmission of an extortionate threat. Love-spell extortionist gets 2 years in US federal prison 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Riopelle issued a statement Saturday that “unequivocally” denied the woman’s allegations, adding he and Porzingis had referred the matter to federal law enforcement in December “based on the accuser’s extortionate demands.” Porzingis accuser asked Knicks to 'mediate' payment: report 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z He also said his legal team referred “extortionate demands” made by the accuser to federal law enforcement in December. NBA player Porzingis denies rape allegation: lawyer 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z “We made a formal referral to federal law enforcement on 20 December 2018, based on the accuser’s extortionate demands,” Riopelle said in a statement. Kristaps Porzingis denies rape allegation, attorney for NBA star says 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z He said they alerted federal law enforcement in December to the accuser’s “extortionate demands.” NBA star Kristaps Porzingis reportedly accused of rape in New York 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z “Avenatti used illegal and extortionate threats for the purpose of obtaining millions of dollars in payments from a public company,” he said. Michael Avenatti Accused in Nike Extortion Attempt 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Anatomy of a cybercrime: Ryuk, a malware program believed to have been used in an attack this weekend that hobbled newspapers nationwide, including the Los Angeles Times, is a sophisticated twist on an extortionate classic. Essential California: Taking stock of Gov. Jerry Brown's legacy 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z A church treasurer said she was shocked by the extortionate cost of her mother's funeral - and immediately saved hundreds of pounds by searching for a better price. 'My mum's funeral costs were extortionate' 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z He put a stop to paying off extortionate stockholder gangsters, known as “sokaiya,” a courageous move that meant he needed extra security. Nissan’s Ghosn: From auto industry icon to scandal 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z The 29 year-old is on £8.65 an hour and said he paid extortionate rent and worked in a "physically and emotionally" exhausting job. Strike to hit Wetherspoon's and McDonald's 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z But they faced extortionate prices, though Flegar said he hoped they would succeed in obtaining tickets at a fair price. Croatia fan, after 4,000 km futile Crimea detour, hopes for ticket... 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Once in China, defectors must rely on smugglers who charge extortionate rates to evade Chinese security and North Korean agents. ‘We Are Ready to Die.’ Five North Korean Defectors Who Never Made It. 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Campbell said he then reported the woman to the FBI based on the emails, claiming she was “advancing extortionate demands upon Mr. Wynn through Mr. Slotnick,” according to the filing. Steve Wynn Attorney Says He Went to FBI When Woman Who Got Settlement Threatened to Go Public: Records 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z One person wrote: "The pricing of your clothing was extortionate! Beautiful but expensive." Millie Mackintosh closes fashion line 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z “This is false. In fact, he is a serial abuser and Ms. Bernstein’s complaints about him were far from extortionate.” Bill O’Reilly Is Sued by Woman Who Settled Over Harassment Accusations 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z "If EU negotiators agree to these criteria during negotiations in December, then Britain should make a reasonable, realistic and not extortionate goodwill payment," the letter says. Campaign warns May over 'divorce bill' 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z This is an extortionate rate of interest, but the FCA says that some illegal money lenders actually undercut the regulated money lending industry. Loan sharks 'hang around the school gates' 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z As populations grow, making land scarce, landlords jack up rents and lend at extortionate rates. For Asia, the path to prosperity starts with land reform 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z SJM Concerts said the conditions were put in place "to prevent tickets being sold at extortionate prices". The O2 criticised for links to StubHub 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z “O’Reilly portrayed himself as a ‘target’ and claimed that complaints against him are extortionate,” Ms. Bernstein’s lawsuit said. Bill O’Reilly Is Sued by Woman Who Settled Over Harassment Accusations 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z At this point, with no retailers allowing preorders in the U.S., there's no reason to pay extortionate prices for the system. Where to Find and Buy Nintendo's Super NES Classic 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z He went on to say the sums demanded by Brussels as a price for a deal were “extortionate” and signalled that the UK would refuse to pay. European leaders can ‘go whistle’ over EU divorce bill, says Boris Johnson 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z "We don't use it at all because it's extortionate, it's £11 to drive six miles. If they made it free to HGVs we would use it," he said. M6 Toll: Car prices rise for motorway drivers - BBC News 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z She said Wembley's prices were "extortionate" and asked the crowd to donate rather than waste the money on "overpriced wine". Adele pays tribute to Grenfell victims at Wembley Stadium show - BBC News 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z President Trump’s latest shortsighted and slipshod budget proposal twists the knife on Americans struggling with extortionate student loan debt and disincentivizes pursuing careers serving the public interest. Opinion | Trump and DeVos are shortsighted on student loan debt 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Responding to claims that the deals amount to extortion of the vulnerable, one landlord said he saw no difference between this type of deal and charging extortionate rents to those who can’t otherwise afford it. Sex for rent? It’s the logical extension of leaving housing to the market | Poppy Noor 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z The consultants then used their relationship with the bank to bully the business owners into handing over extortionate fees and assets such as shares in their companies. MPs press Lloyds to compensate HBOS fraud victims - BBC News 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z “The deals aren’t anything massive, and they’re not at extortionate rates. They are casting the net and trying to bring in the talent.” English Soccer Clubs Look to Apparel-Brand Scouts in Rush for Young Talent 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z “For more than two years, Ms. Travis made a series of unrelenting threats and false statements as part of an extortionate scheme,” Mr. Kaufmann said. Woman Who Accused Spitzer of Assault Faces Extortion Charges 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z “Connected with that are the extortionate demands for compensation, as we see in the Deutsche Bank case.” US, Europe fray each other's nerves with company crackdowns 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z On his daily patrols, though, he can help people avoid extortionate taxi fares by taking them to hospital in emergencies. What's in it for them? The volunteers saving Europe's refugees 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Others have skewered Brooks's free-market solution on pharma better than I can, but I must add that he's gladdened the extortionate little heart of Martin Shkreli. What Are We Voting For? 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z High tax rates can cause problems, even when they are not extortionate. Oiling the wheels 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z European and American cities are becoming less racially segregated due to suburban sprawl, extortionate house prices and immigrants. White shuffle, not white flight 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, people-smugglers in Turkey remain very adept at shipping desperate migrants across the Aegean, for extortionate fees. How is the migrant crisis dividing EU countries? - BBC News 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z He said: "As a lifelong Liverpool fan, I am appalled at the extortionate price of tickets. "I completely agree with the fans that the club should be for supporters, not customers. Liverpool ticket prices: Ian Ayre urges fans to 'look at facts' 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z He had a strong, sympathetic, and informed answer to a question about police violence and body cameras, in which, among other things, he decried the extortionate use of civil-forfeiture laws in poor communities. The Republicans Still Look Small 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z The combination of grief, extortionate rent, nocturnal hoovering and the incessant humming of the industrial fridge immediately below our bedroom eventually became too much, so we started scouring the internet for escape routes. A moment that changed me: deciding to emigrate during an ad break | Dawn Vance 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The Airbnb figures do not spell the end of extortionate hotel prices. Buffett’s revenge 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z "It will be a good thing if some of these extortionate costs are eradicated." Nine UK banks launch fee-free accounts - BBC News 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z Off-patent drugs that treat rare conditions are evidently extortionate price hikes waiting to happen. The Good, the Bad and the Shkreli 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z "I think it's extortionate and I think it's disgraceful," he said, joining a growing campaign against ticket resale. Sir Elton John: Secondary ticket prices 'disgraceful' - BBC News 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The law also allowed extortionate fees and tactics. D.C. doubles down on the dispossessed 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The price for any pact to contain the flow will be extortionate. Erdoğan's election win means he can dictate terms to EU on refugees 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z They included queries about the chronic lack of affordable housing, the "extortionate" rent charged by some private landlords and the quality of mental health care offered Britons. Labour's new leader Jeremy Corbyn faces David Cameron for first time in British Parliament 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z The question from Marie asked: “What does the government intend to do about the chronic lack of affordable housing and the extortionate rents charged by some private sector landlords in this country?” Corbyn puts voters' questions to Cameron in first PMQs 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Marie asks what the government will do about the shortage of housing, and extortionate rents. Jeremy Corbyn puts voters' questions to David Cameron at PMQs - Politics live 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Footballers do a few hours training a week, then a game at the Weekend and earn extortionate wages for it. Rutherford proves his champion class 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z "Such extortionate demands are patently improper," Comcast wrote last year in a regulatory filing. Comcast, Discovery mend rift with new distribution pact 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Cotchett contends that Anthony Miele III “filed this action in bad faith and only after their threats to embarrass defendants Charles Johnson and Franklin Resources Inc. into paying an extortionate settlement were unsuccessful.” Former Wall St. Giants Tangled in Dispute Over Missing Shares 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z For the rest, there is the frustrating, humiliating, extortionate process of the visa. Migrants only want what you want. Why is that so frightening? | Chibundu Onuzo 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Marie asks what the government will do about the shortage of housing, and extortionate rents. Jeremy Corbyn puts voters' questions to David Cameron at PMQs - Politics live 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Think payday loan shark demanding an extortionate APR interest rate from someone whose legs they are already threatening to break. The Greek debt crisis – digested read 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z For a price that seemed extortionate, I would be allowed on board. The Courage of Migrants 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Substitute Elon Musk for Henry Ford and Tesla for Model-T and state dealer regulation for an extortionate patent scheme, but the stories are largely the same. What Do The Model-T And The Tesla Have In Common? 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z “However I do think fees are extortionate for the level of service provided by universities and that students are treated as consumers rather than students.” One in 20 UK Students Turn to Sex Work 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The cost of living is extortionate and average salaries are very low. Views from the Israeli voting booth 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Branded as Pulsar, it came out in 1972 and cost $2,100—more than $12,000 in today’s dollars, in case you think the price tag on Apple’s Watch is extortionate. Apple Didn’t Invent the Smart Watch, but It Will Do It Better 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Timothy R. Zickuhr was sentenced Tuesday in Las Vegas after pleading guilty to two felony charges of first degree kidnapping and extortionate collection of debt. Ex-reality show trucker sentenced for kidnapping, threats 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Timothy R. Zickuhr was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to two felony charges of first degree kidnapping and extortionate collection of debt. Ex-reality show trucker sentenced for kidnapping, threats 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z The real mistake here was that the American president, apparently preoccupied with such projects as embracing Cuba, ever let North Korea get away for more than a split second with extortionate threats against Americans. Stopping North Korea's Next Act Of War 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z All six were indicted on one count of conspiracy to collect credit by extortionate means. Feds indict 6 on charges of beating man to collect $40,000 debt 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z But if prices are extortionate and data are not shared everybody loses. The Forbes Healthcare Summit 2014: The Agenda 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z She described the prices inside the venue as "extortionate". 'Terror fears' prompt O2 food ban 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z “We sympathise with parents’ plight, but the way to address this problem is to tackle the holiday companies that charge extortionate fees, not to allow more children to miss out on school. Ban on term time holidays should be overturned, say council leaders 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z We all subscribe to data services from extortionate telcos. Adobe Launches Free Mobile Apps As Gateway To Creative Professions 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The five alleged to have taken part in the beating were also each charged with one count of extortionate collection of credit by means of violence and threats. Feds indict 6 on charges of beating man to collect $40,000 debt 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Court of Federal Claims, Boies claimed that the government imposed extortionate terms on A.I.G.’s board, which was in no position to resist them. The A.I.G. Trial Is A Comedy 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z "Such extortionate demands are patently improper," Comcast said in a summary of the filing. Comcast accuses Discovery of 'extortionate demands' in merger filing 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z For one, it initially paid more than 14 percent interest on a line of credit from the government, which the lawsuit contends was “an extortionate interest rate.” As Ex-Chief of A.I.G. Sues U.S., Wall St. Is Happy to Pay the Tab 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Many of these claimants are workers whose pay is so low that they simply cannot afford the often extortionate rents being charged by private landlords. It's socialism for the rich and capitalism for the rest of us in Britain 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z It also means they can charge extortionate amounts for life-saving medicines. Libertarian ideology is the natural enemy of science 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z He did, however, announce an initiative to improve access to financial services for the two-fifths of Indians who lack a bank account and are often at the mercy of moneylenders who charge extortionate interest. India's Modi vows to fix government muddle 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z But every once in a while I yield to absurd Midtown Manhattan coffee prices and buy a delicious, extortionate latte. How High-End Juices Extract Money From Consumers 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Other Liberian healers suggest rubbing the body with limes and onions to combat Ebola while unscrupulous merchants peddle “Ebola vaccinations” at extortionate rates, says Gercama. Fear and Rumors Fuelling the Spread of Ebola 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z It's great value if you need to travel at the last minute and don't want to pay the extortionate prices airlines charge for walk-up fares. Train tickets: the best bargains and the worst ripoffs 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Helped along by growing investment in public transport and the extortionate cost of housing, London’s magnetism is growing. Travellin’ all alone 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The plan "was to identify suspected drug dealers and use extortionate means or threats to get their money and profits," U.S. 6 Philadelphia officers charged in corruption case 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Another hot recent topic, aside from a fault in an undersea cable that left Svalbard without telephone and Internet service for a few hours, is the extortionate price of fresh food. A Harsh Climate Calls for Banishment of the Needy 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Stories abound of harsh punishments imposed for the slightest of offences, women being confined to the home, public crucifixions, kidnappings and extortionate levies imposed on businesses. Can Isis jihadists rule seized territory? 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z He had bought drugs online from China which cost an extortionate amount of money. Right-to-die: For and against 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z State Department, in its 2013 Trafficking in Persons report, criticized the program's use of "extortionate contracts", restrictions on interns' movements, and the imposition of heavy fees if workers leave. Special Report: Foreign interns pay the price for Japan's labor shortage 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Burdened by extortionate broadcasting agreements with pay-per-view carriers, Keane would often record European matches for diehard fans who had no idea which teams won over the weekend. America’s Football Factory and the pint-size rebellion 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z "It is an extortionate amount of money, and completely unnecessary," he said. Call for cap on fuel bill surcharges 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Even La Michoacana in its early days borrowed money, though its main financier was a villager who lent at extortionate rates, was murdered and is now memorialised by a statue in the main street. The Peter Pan syndrome 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z In a statement, R. Hewitt Pate, a company vice president and general counsel, said, “We are pleased that Patton Boggs is ending its association with the fraudulent and extortionate Ecuador litigation scheme.” Patton Boggs Settles Dispute With Chevron Over Pollution Case 2014-05-07T18:17:08Z “We are pleased that Patton Boggs is ending its association with the fraudulent and extortionate Ecuador litigation scheme,” Chevron’s vice president and general counsel, Hewitt Pate, said in a separate press release. Patton Boggs Surrenders in Battle With Chevron, Agrees to Pay $15 Million 2014-05-07T15:11:41Z It wants to deal with extortionate charges, and the danger of borrowers being pushed into a cycle of debt. Warning for rogue payday loan firms 2014-03-31T23:04:05Z One MP said the amount was extortionate and should be capped at £24. Call for cap on fuel bill surcharges 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Kamagate pays almost $840 a month; those numbers perhaps fall light on the ears for those accustomed to the extortionate rents of brownstone Brooklyn. Gotham: Tales of Sorrow and Threats of Eviction in the Bronx 2014-03-20T02:48:45Z With its monopoly on the industry, the government pays far below world prices for the cotton, reaping extortionate profits that help balance the budget. Forced Labor Lives On in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields 2013-12-17T16:12:32Z So there’s no possibility of looking around for someone who might be willing to do the work for a less extortionate fee. Apple Claims It's Being Gouged By the E-Books Antitrust Monitor 2013-11-29T17:09:00Z Businesses, ranging from the large to the very small often face extortionate demands for hefty bribes and the threat of corporate raiding. Ukraine acts to prepare anti-corruption agreement, says EBRD 2013-11-08T10:53:59Z It is an extortionate amount of money, and completely unnecessary.” Call for cap on fuel bill surcharges 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Victims often faced extortionate interest rates and threats of violence. Concern at loan shark interest rates 2013-08-17T07:42:44Z Alito again wrote for the majority, making note of the "special vulnerability of land-use permit applicants to extortionate demands for money" from government agencies. Analysis: In shadow of landmark decisions, U.S. high court also rules for business 2013-06-28T05:07:21Z Challenges to unfair terms in contracts, such as extortionate charges to change a name on an airline ticket, will also be made easier. Consumer rights bill receives warm welcome 2013-05-11T06:00:26Z The committee got the Brotherhood to pay for fixing an impassable road, enlisted volunteers as traffic monitors, cracked down on black marketeers selling cooking fuel at extortionate prices. Critic’s Notebook: In Cairo, Rethinking the City From the Bottom Up 2013-04-28T03:04:35Z Soaring salaries and extortionate rents in big tech centres encourage start-ups to hire elsewhere. Immigration and America’s high-tech industry: The jobs machine 2013-04-11T15:18:13Z Rather, these statements are opportunistic, and express its authentic strategy which is extortionate. North Korea moves missiles, South Korean markets roiled 2013-04-05T09:02:24Z Instead, they are a challenge to the orthodoxies of mainstream finance: "extortionate" fees to transfer money, real-time customer tracking of every credit card foundation, even government oversight of banks. Silk Road: the online drug marketplace that officials seem powerless to stop 2013-03-22T16:04:32Z You get the full whack, the extortionate amount. Watch Live: Journalist Steven Brill Chats About His 'Bitter Pill' Cover Story 2013-02-22T20:05:21Z Why would posh hotels take in the destitute except at extortionate rates? How to turn a housing crisis into a homeless catastrophe 2013-02-18T21:00:03Z She also said the fees charged were sometimes "extortionate". New laws will crack down on bailiffs 2013-01-25T00:50:08Z The sum itself seems extortionate compared with the fines handed out to Serbia for their fans' racist behaviour. Why bother watching football when you can follow it through tweets? 2012-12-22T22:00:05Z We are even more disappointed that BP has succumbed to the pressure and agreed to this extortionate settlement.” In BP Indictments, U.S. Shifts to Hold Individuals Accountable 2012-11-16T02:23:39Z Economists have urged Nigeria to slash what they say are extortionate state running costs. Nigeria president delivers disputed 2013 budget 2012-10-10T11:19:56Z "If David Cameron decides to follow the Dilnot recommendations, it could end the extortionate costs some people currently pay for care," a spokeswoman for the charity said. Review to 'set out care bill cap' 2012-08-16T12:59:37Z All the travelling costs for fans will be extortionate. 'Euro 2020 could have 12 hosts' 2012-06-30T10:56:21Z The claims were brought to ministers' attention by the Labour peer Lord Berkeley, who said it was wrong for a quasi-monopoly to impose "extortionate" credit terms. National Grid accused of late payments 2012-06-17T15:39:35Z They became so extortionate and arrogant in the long run, that the chief king, Cairbre, and it would seem all the provincial rulers except the King of Leinster, determined to crush them. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Commercially, I regard German goods as a means to reduce the present extortionate prices of things in England. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Intelligent is by no means the word, nor is sharp nor cute; they are simply the most extortionate thieves that the sun’s light ever shone on. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The courtyard is very rich in sculptured ornament The palace is always visible, but has a rude and extortionate porter. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Thus, for example, when theologians pronounced loans at interest contrary to the law of nature and plainly extortionate, this error obviously arose from a false notion of the uses of money. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Magee had been staying at some country place, and on his leaving, the innkeeper had presented an extortionate bill, at the same time expressing the hope that his visitor had had change and rest. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z Driven by bad crops and extortionate taxes, thousands of village families were abandoning their homes to go begging. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z I should say that no people in the world pay such extortionate dues. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z This would force the social network to license the patents at an extortionate rate to prevent going dark. Handicapping the Yahoo/Facebook Patent Battle 2012-03-15T13:00:00Z By the time the tea was made, Miser Farebrother had completed the removal of the goods, and had settled with the driver, after a good deal of grumbling at the extortionate demand. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z At this point I dismiss my carriage, for I have many things to think about, and do not want the company of the chattering, extortionate vetturino. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Or to put it in plain language, the company must defraud the public in unjust and extortionate charges. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z It was extortionate for the Government to tax as much for carrying a letter from London to Edinburgh, as a merchant charged for transporting a barrel of flour. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z In some cases the Commissioners appointed for the purpose have lowered the extortionate rents which crofters have been starving for years to pay. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Shops in train stations, which were exempt from the rules, were known to charge extortionate prices during off hours for essentials like disposable diapers. In Germany, a Limp Domestic Economy Stifled by Regulation 2012-02-22T19:40:06Z The religious houses had become, with exceptions of course, corrupt within and extortionate without the gates. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z With our high protective tariffs, extortionate charges for inland transportation, lack of ocean commerce, and immense foreign debts, public and private, absolute financial ruin must overtake us, unless a different policy is adopted. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z South Sudan, which became independent in July, shut down production after accusing Sudan of imposing extortionate fees and stealing its oil revenue. | Africa: South Sudan: New Pipeline Alternatives 2012-02-21T06:11:31Z Rugby, too, is equally accessible, and boasts a fair hotel, where the charges are not more extortionate than they are at Harborough, which is saying a good deal. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z Greece’s lenders ignored the government’s proposals in “a completely extortionate, improper and shameless manner,” Koutsoutos said in an e-mailed statement. Greek Unions Strike as Venizelos Cites Euro to Push Vote on Cuts 2012-02-10T10:40:03Z This was not considered extortionate or enforced, as the Cope was declared by experts to be one of the finest pieces of needlework in the world. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z The people now demand such legal enactments as will restrict extortionate charges by railroad companies, and compel them to pay their just share of taxes for the support of the government. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z It estimated about 200,000 businesses were tied to extortionate lenders and tens of thousands of jobs had been lost as a result. Mafia now "Italy's No.1 bank" as crisis bites: report 2012-01-10T19:22:16Z They are placed in bowls and vases, marvels of age, of incomparable beauty and priceless value, which, as I hear from my friend Li, were rebought at extortionate figures from the Europeans who looted them. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z No rates, no taxes, no extortionate tradesmen, no women of any kind! A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Oh, I meant to pay sometime, when I was ready; but the fellow transferred the debt to a man at Winnipeg, who has sent me a curt demand with an extortionate bill of expenses. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z The very name of farmer in connection with other branches of the revenue had become a by-word for all that was rapacious and extortionate. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Typical victims of extortionate lending were middle-aged shopkeepers and small businessmen who would struggle to find a new job and who were ready to try anything to avoid bankruptcy, it added. Mafia now "Italy's No.1 bank" as crisis bites: report 2012-01-10T19:22:16Z The encomenderos were often extortionate and cruel, and absolutely heedless of the restrictions and obligations imposed upon them by the Laws of the Indies. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z Mr. Pryse had prevented that with his extortionate raising of the rent. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z Western luxury-goods firms may be able to tolerate extortionate rents for central locations. Indian retail: The supermarket?s last frontier 2011-12-01T16:06:02Z Evolution analyst James Hollins said that was a "high price but not extortionate." Thomas Cook faces battle to regain confidence 2011-11-28T12:37:49Z To commence with, you hold a number of mortgages on land in this vicinity, from which, after recouping yourself for the loan, you are still drawing what I venture to call extortionate interest. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z In obedience, one ordered beer, another gloria, a third cigars—all at extortionate prices. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The prices paid in some instances seem incredible, if not extortionate. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z The extortionate demands of a mercenary mistress were stronger in the eyes of George the Fourth than a solemn engagement made to a brother on his death-bed! Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z He, doubtless, had been extortionate; he had used his position and his power to oppress and defraud his fellow-countrymen. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z You can't have it, and I will not pay the extortionate interest. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z “I think it would be extortionate to demand payment for the service, Diogenes,” he said. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z I paid him an extortionate sum, and came away with a duplicate poodle, a canine counterfeit which I hoped to pass off at Shuturgarden as the long-lost Bingo. The Black Poodle And Other Tales 2011-08-30T02:00:37.963Z As a buy-to-let landlord, I'm automatically lumped in with notoriously bad landlords, living in luxury while my tenants pay extortionate rents to live in slums. Landlords: we're nice really 2011-08-19T22:02:12Z It would simplify things, and put an end to the extortionate charges of the express companies, to say nothing of unfair freight rates. Why I am in favor of socialism 2011-08-22T02:01:00.513Z "It seems extortionate, but even so, should pay me better than sacrificing now." The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z We need to ask why such extortionate amounts of money have been spent in this way, particularly when it will impact on the council tax payer. ?350,000 council boss suspension 2011-07-21T05:42:21Z The men of the West complained that they were forced to pay excessive taxes, that the sheriffs were dishonest, and fees extortionate. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z A mean, extortionate, blackmailing swindle has been perpetrated in my name, and I shall not lose a moment in putting it right, and explaining that I had no part in it. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Not that mine host of the “Red Lion” was at all extortionate when he entertained Henry the Fifth in 1415, on his return from Agincourt. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z The debt I still owed Lane, however, hung as a menace over me, while although—doubtless because it suited him—he did not press me for payment, the extortionate interest was adding to it constantly. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z ‘I think your dressmaker is frightfully extortionate; and I had no idea it would be so much.’ Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z The paper highlights what it says are the "extortionate" fees charged by banks for foreign currency and travel insurance. Newspaper review 2011-05-29T06:22:09Z They took prizes at shows, and Hermione did a thriving trade in selling Chows to her friends, for sums that seemed to us extortionate. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z But the main drawback to the business is the extortionate fees charged by the Treasury. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z Alan got well paid but there was no one at Blackburn on extortionate money. Kenny Dalglish says Roberto Mancini weighed down by burdens of wealth 2011-04-10T21:31:01Z They never had occasion, though, to complain about their bills, for no matter how large these were or how extortionate, they were always paid without question as soon as presented. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z Thousands of families, at extortionate prices, had previously bought off their sons from conscription. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z It's difficult to regard Apple's extortionate arrangement as a benefit to anybody but Apple. Apple's taking 30 percent of app store subscriptions is an unkind cut 2011-02-19T20:44:00Z Note, however, that AT&T charges extortionate rates for data use outside the U.S. Answers to your questions about the Verizon iPhone 2011-02-07T21:04:15Z "I can't say the window has been a success," said Newcastle's manager, who made "a couple" of unsuccesful bids for forwards last night only to be quoted extortionate fees. Alan Pardew 'assured' he can spend ?35m Andy Carroll fee next summer 2011-02-01T22:00:04Z Many of these things are bought from agents and the prices paid are extortionate. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z For an extortionate sum he agreed to guide us to Tali-fang. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z "I find it hard to believe that a legal loan shark waving money in people's faces at extortionate rates were the only company willing to provide sponsorship." Loan company Tube deal 'shameful' 2010-12-21T16:04:47Z Loan sharks are illegal money lenders, who hand out cash without a licence and often demand extortionate interest. OFT warning against loan sharks 2010-12-17T00:03:22Z This summer Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, thanks to the extortionate terms of its PFI contract, found itself with a shortfall of £70m. The bill for PFI contracts is an outrage. Let us refuse to pay this odious debt 2010-11-22T19:02:00Z It ultimately feels like a tax — an extortionate one at that — and not a protective measure. Your Money: After Foreclosure, a Focus on Title Insurance 2010-10-09T01:00:00Z Moneylenders are common across rural India, often providing loans at extortionate rates. With Many Still Starving, India Rethinks Its Safety Net 2010-08-08T23:53:00Z The lawsuit also reiterates Ms. Ukpabio’s contention that Stepping Stones Nigeria and Mr. Itauma’s school are not charities but extortionate front organizations. A Nigerian Witch-Hunter Defends Herself 2010-05-21T18:05:00Z Three waves of austerity measures imposed by the government under EU instructions failed to persuade the markets to reduce their extortionate rates. Greece can fight back against neoliberals 2010-04-27T09:30:00Z Unsuspecting people going abroad regularly get milked by those extortionate charges. Cost of mobile data abroad is a scandal 2010-04-24T15:00:00Z Nevertheless, in the absence of serious competition, broadband capacity throughout the United States will continue to be constrained—and Americans will remain stuck with extortionate internet charges. Googlenet 2010-04-01T09:54:00Z They are the ones demanding extortionate prices for their homes so keeping house prices high in order to pay off their mortgages and buy their retirement pad outright. Boomer blame 2010-03-29T12:31:00Z Those who currently charge extortionate fees to release cars may soon be restricted to the sort of fines levied by local authorities - about £40 outside London and £70 in the capital. 2010-01-29T03:32:00Z In every case the charges were extortionate, for the one object of the prison was to squeeze the debtor dry by fair means or foul. In Jail with Charles Dickens The Roman Government, in the years that had passed since the defeat of Hannibal, had been bad: cruel, extortionate, and unjust. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men Must pay your dirty extortionate rent, must I? Witching Hill The unfortunate people were completely at their mercy, and without any means of ascertaining the accuracy of the claim, or of opposing extortionate demands on the part of the tax-collectors. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar The extortionate prices of building sites render it impossible to build on them any dwelling-houses except tenements. Stand Up, Ye Dead One can get as much credit as one likes in this country, provided one winks at extortionate charges. Hard Pressed Another famous satire, entitled the Proceedings of the Great Bardic Institution, holds up the professional bards and their extortionate methods to ridicule. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The feature departments of newspapers in answering queries about tipping usually confirm this impression, though now and then a side-swipe is delivered at the extortionate attitude of the serving persons. The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America The extortionate seamen who held the first statue were finally glad to sell it to other parties for a comparatively small sum, representing its bare metallic value. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia As a result of this war, slavery was abolished in the island; but Spain's promises for fair and equitable government were repudiated, and the civil powers became more extortionate and severe than ever. The Greater Republic A History of the United States They are extortionate and untruthful, and their one set of harness and one tonga are as rotten as pears. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Moselikatse’s country—which we now call Matabeleland—was a sealed book for the Boers; the old Zulu lion seldom allowed them to enter it, and then only on payment of an extortionate tribute. Tales of South Africa But if it be true that the impositions on you are intolerable, your taxes heavy, the claims of Government extortionate, and the demands excessive, why submit to them? Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal There was a fixed tariff, and they were not extortionate. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Not only is the price of rejuvenation extortionate in itself, but also, by a whim of the legislature, we are declared dead and the burden of 'death duty' falls on our estates. Rich Living Reform of the extortionate system of British Hotels might be commenced with an alteration of their nomenclature, consisting in a judicious allotment of nicknames. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) With extortionate taxes and unjust fines they robbed the people until the whole land was crying out against them. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales And each complained of the extortionate charges on every side in the city life. Through Our Unknown Southwest The physicians asserted that the demands of the drug-vendors were extortionate, and were not reduced to meet the finances of the applicants, to the end that the undertakings of benevolence might prove abortive. Old and New London Volume I For many years the taxation imposed by the Emperors of Constantinople on their subjects in Asia and Africa had been not only excessive and extortionate, but likewise complicated. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Mr Punch,—We have seen by the Times how extortionate hotel-keepers can be occasionally. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) No discontinuance of essential services, no stinting of them, and no demand for extortionate returns for them can be tolerated without a perversion of the economic system. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy One of the stock excuses for Americans not seeing their own country is that the cost is so extortionate. Through Our Unknown Southwest The sense development is obscure, but it would seem to be due to the extortionate or fraudulent demands made by legal “escheators.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" It would be a sad blow to the extortionate farmers, it is true; but we cannot afford to lose the whole country, and sacrifice the cause, to punish the speculators. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The mistake of vituperative William, the error of hiccuping and unsteady James, is the supposition that cabs were made for none but extortionate rascals to drive, and none but opulent spendthrifts to ride in. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) It must assuredly not bar out the foreigner when the American trust has put its prices at an extortionate level and is using its power to crush all rivalry at home. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy What with enormous distances to be traversed and extortionate hotel charges, it is much cheaper to go to Paris than to San Francisco; but this is not true of the Forests of New Mexico. Through Our Unknown Southwest Townsmen and farmers, too, are extremely avaricious, extortionate and treacherous; they fearlessly perpetrate every sort of insolence and wickedness, and without shame and unpunished. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent This move will excite the fear of the extortionate farmers, at all events, and make them willing to sell their surplus produce. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital A score of five-franc pieces had constituted my whole fortune after satisfying my former extortionate landlord. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 Prices will be extortionate so long as the trusts are checked only by local rivals and are allowed to club these rivals into submissiveness. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Sugar is their great staple, but all business has been equally depressed upon the island, under the bane of civil wars, extortionate taxation, and oppressive rule. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Jesus is backed by the Old Testament prophets and the most spiritual teaching of the Hebrew people, which condemned injustice and extortionate money-making even more energetically than did Jesus. The Social Principles of Jesus The speculators divide and subdivide their lots, and get them in, to sell at extortionate prices. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Again, no luggage is carried free, and the prices asked for it are extortionate beyond words. Italy, the Magic Land In this way the league tried to reduce overcrowding and extortionate rentals. Negro Migration during the War From that time forth the oppressed poor people rejoiced many a time as the avaricious merchants and extortionate money lenders lost their treasures. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan They declared that the defects and abuses of the then existing systems of transportation were insufficient facilities, unfair discrimination and extortionate charges. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses They cannot blow coal higher than our own extortionate people have done. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The Allies considered these demands extortionate, and the negotiations were protracted. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources Do not importune a gentleman to buy of you; and do not charge an extortionate price for a trifling article. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Now I get perfect eggs, of the day before, for half the price that the extortionate hens laying for the Universe exact for their last week's product. Imaginary Interviews In spite of the commission, the railroad companies maintained pools and charged extortionate and discriminating rates, in direct violation of the law. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses The reason may have been that the extortionate prices repelled the people; or it may have been the rain. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital This Cicero declined, but pressed the king to pay the money to the extortionate Brutus, who was a creditor, and who endeavored to get this money through Cicero. The Life of Cicero Volume II. One hears continually for what trifles assassinations have been perpetrated; and a recent traveller informs us that his life was threatened for having merely resisted the extortionate demand of his guide to the mountains. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The consequence was, that the tax-gatherers, who were employed by the contractors, treated the people in the most oppressive and extortionate manner. Richard II Makers of History The extortionate and discriminating tariff of the only through route of New Jersey affected seriously the agricultural as well as the commercial interests of that State. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses The farmers have to pay the merchants and Jews their extortionate prices, and complain very justly of the partiality of the general. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital But the wages of German servants are supplemented at Christmas by a system of tips and presents that has in course of time become extortionate. Home Life in Germany Everybody disapproved of treatment so unjust and extortionate. William Penn With part of the money taken by means of extortionate taxation from the rich, whole sections of the population are to be bribed into supporting Socialism. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals It will be seen that, to perpetuate extortionate rates, this process of manifolding securities might be continued indefinitely. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses He says many farmers are hoarding their provisions, for extortionate prices. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Its extortionate rates make the need, and the need of the poor was ever the opportunity of their oppressor. The Battle with the Slum As the Japanese become better acquainted with foreign taste and extravagance they will undoubtedly become contaminated and grow extortionate. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months From the islanders no sort of help or even sympathy was forthcoming, and thievish servants and extortionate traders were not the least of the annoyances with which the strangers had to contend. Famous Women: George Sand The property of Bill Sikes had for a long time been coveted by his white neighbors, but even extortionate offers had been refused. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. But they have overreached themselves in demanding extortionate prices—such prices depreciating the currency—$1500 being equivalent to one barrel of flour! A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Expound the Gospel to the people unceasingly ... be not extortionate.... The Brothers Karamazov At this extortionate demand the stranger allowed a bitter oath to escape him, but made no answer. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Primed with these, and knowing that the demand was extortionate, he went, alone, to Markham's office in Conduit Street. The Chestermarke Instinct The pretty Negress and the woman of mixed blood brought extortionate prices in Southern markets. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. In a community as dependent on the railways as the Northwest was, the iniquity of discriminatory or extortionate rates was soon seen. The New Nation The price the extortionate tailor charges, is some thirty piastres. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton It is not to be supposed, however, that these high constables and land-stewards were suffered to subject the people within their jurisdiction to arbitrary or extortionate treatment. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Some years ago, a correspondent of an English paper displayed his ignorance on the matter by maintaining that the Company coerced the natives and forced them to buy Manchester goods at extortionate prices. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo You lodge a protest at such extortionate charges, for, as your servant remarks, "at such a price we cannot afford to eat." The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow The double weight of extortionate prices and heavy interest impressed a large section of the South with the scarcity of cash and the evils of existing finance. The New Nation He saw nothing extortionate in his dealings, nothing wrong in them. The Pools of Silence College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, if so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters. Tom Brown at Oxford By the acceptance of these truly extortionate conditions a bargain, which had cost much dispute, was finally settled. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century He was himself, too, fully aware of his preciousness and the terms which he exacted of Ferdinand were hard, not to say extortionate. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It was impossible to secure a vehicle except at extortionate prices. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror It has been said of this avaricious, extortionate and cruel statesman, that "the dark shades of his character were not relieved by a single virtue." The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad Don’t let them be extortionate of his waiting on me. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster "I guess that's about right," said Sam, agreeably surprised with the smallness of the charge in comparison with the extortionate demands of New York hackmen. Sam's Chance And How He Improved It At Tandinskaya we changed teams, successfully resenting the extortionate charges made by the postmaster. From Paris to New York by Land Mrs. Jasper, who had already presented what appeared to be an extortionate bill, seemed by no means anxious to keep her, and it might be a long time before she could communicate with her brother. Prescott of Saskatchewan It’s a somewhat similar case to the one I’ve instanced—he’s drawing on a capital he can’t get possession of for two or three years, and no doubt paying an extortionate interest. The Long Portage They had become great proprietors, money-lenders to their tenants, extortionate as the Jew whom they had banished from the land. Stray Studies from England and Italy The people are frightfully civil, and grotesquely extortionate. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 They used to do the thing here as it should be done, and nobody wasn't extortionate, nor yet cross-grained. Ralph the Heir There was an unusual amount of travel northward on the following day, and we were detained at every station, so that it was nearly midnight before we reached the extortionate inn at Gefle. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Thus, there were instances in which a line occupying a given territory had antagonized its patrons by poor service, and extortionate charges. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges They were insolent, extortionate, and extravagant, and became a great burden to the state. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges This consideration was that she receive Bukowina, part of the province of Banat, and certain sections of Bessarabia populated by Rumanians, The Allies considered these demands extortionate, and the negotiations were protracted. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes Gradually, however, they agreed to admit foreigners on terms which on the surface were fairly liberal, and became indirectly almost extortionate. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 The men of the interior resented the extortionate fees and the poll tax, which bore with unequal weight upon the poor settlers of the back country. The Frontier in American History A too respectable dress, a thoughtless expression, the malice of an extortionate workman, or the offending of a servant, meant death. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette A Shylock might not enter a false charge upon his books, while he would adhere to a most extortionate bargain. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges There are others who propose and make royalty contracts with patentees with no other object than that of making the special tools, patterns, dies, etc., for which they charge the patentee an extortionate price. Practical Pointers for Patentees "I almost doubt whether we are justified in asking such an extortionate price of the poor man." The Young Miner or Tom Nelson in California A more plausible reason is that the client is safer from the oppression of extortionate counsel, by putting both upon the equal footing of legal right and obligation. An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition But the continued aggressions and extortionate demands of the Barbary powers became at last unbearable. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 This evil he remedied, which tended greatly to enrich the country, for the popes at this time were peculiarly extortionate. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges "Well, the land!" said Mrs. Saunders, for all comment on the extortionate figure. The Coast of Bohemia Hence this line will have a monopoly of the trade; and unless some proper restrictions as to rates accompany the subsidy, the monopoly may lay an extortionate tax on the public who patronize it. Monopolies and the People The landlord of the hotel, Signor Giordano, who understood the dubious ways of native boatmen, went with them to prevent extortionate demands, and saw them safely on board. The Princess of the School The interest exacted by the princes and nobles was no doubt so extortionate that it could be called usury in the modern legal sense. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View She also supplied, on extortionate terms, various drugs and "medical treatment" of a description upon which the Law frowns heavily. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert Justice was ill administered; taxation was unequal and extortionate. History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 That competition among producers is the sole present protection of the public against extortionate prices is undoubted. Monopolies and the People Thus ever be extortionate villany baffled—and long unclouded be the peace which succeeds to that attempted injury. The "Ladies of Llangollen" as Sketched by Many Hands; with Notices of Other Objects of Interest in "That Sweetest of Vales" The banks refused accommodations to those in pressing need, compelling them to go to the brokers and to submit to their extortionate demands. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View No food shortage was anticipated, but warnings were issued by the mayor of this and other nearby cities that merchants must not take advantage of the situation to charge extortionate prices. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado The Sandwich Islanders had actually formed the plot of capturing every vessel that came into their harbors and holding the crews for extortionate ransom. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward Considering that the box system is quite as advantageous to the Government as to the box holder, this rent is simply extortionate. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City "To have priests' eyes," meaning to be covetous or extortionate, is another. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers The conduct of the King's agent before the election had been very extortionate. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey Buffalo, N. Y.: A case brought up in court here today shows to what extent the extortionate loan sharks will go in their greed for money. Born Again Among the Bahá’ís there are no extortionate, mercenary and unjust practices, no rebellious demands, no revolutionary uprisings against existing governments.... Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era At the newly established trading-post of St. Louis they exchanged their furs for ammunition and such goods as they needed, but at such extortionate rates as made Donald's blood boil with anger. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear This shabby and extortionate kind of protest against subdivision has long obtained on certain estates. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. I used to be considered grossly extortionate by Massingham and others for insisting on £3. Gilbert Keith Chesterton No bargain had been made, and when, at the journey's end, Jordan inquired what he should pay, the sharp farmer named a most extortionate sum. The Story of Cooperstown Was it gained by supplying the capital which industry needs, or by denying, except at an extortionate price, the land which industry requires? Liberalism and the Social Problem Employment and extortionate profits from Slingshot services and industries would plummet as Planet Pluto continued outbound along its eccentric orbit into interstellar space. The Universe — or Nothing This was the only feasible form of control in order to protect the prisoners against scandalous robbery, extortionate prices, and to ensure a sufficiency of the essentials which were in such urgent demand. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben She forced the reprobate monarch to consent to all her extortionate demands: rifled the nation's pockets as well as his own; and at every fresh difference, forced Charles to give her some new pension. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 He wished an extortionate price, the doctor thought, and I heard nothing further for some time. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie The Sibyl was scarcely so extortionate when she offered the Tarquin literary wares that no subsequent research with which I am acquainted has proved to be spurious. Masques & Phases It, however, became the vogue to decry Irish lines as inefficient and extortionate, and a fashion once started, however ridiculous, never lacks supporters. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland On the platform an extortionate German drove a brisk trade selling small bottles of lemonade at sixpence a bottle. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben The demand was extortionate and aroused his indignation. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters He suffered, besides, from the extortionate disposition of the Sheikh or Sultan, who, however, after considerable exactions, became his friend. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Is he not at once struck with the fact that he is not as other men are—that he is not extortionate, nor unjust, and so forth? Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses The Companies were strangling the country, stifling industry, thwarting enterprise; were extortionate, grasping, greedy, inefficient. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Not only were his prices extortionate, but he gave a ridiculous exchange for British currency, especially gold. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Prices for everything were extortionate, and the colonists had no mind for any affairs than their own, so after a short stay the voyagers were glad to set out for the Mauritius. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work Often the man who is the most mean in buying is the most extortionate in selling. Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope They are the suggestions of hostile traders, always wishing to embroil us with the Indians, to perpetuate their own extortionate commerce. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 They have many children, as fishermen usually have. 21st July, 1868.—Canoe-men are usually extortionate, because one cannot do without them. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 He punished corrupt judges, protected citizens against unjust governors, reviewed the transactions of moneylenders with determination to curb extortionate demands, and kept a watchful eye on the operations of taxgatherers. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria We circulate every town and extortionate not for advertisements. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 Franklin listened with a quiet smile, which some one at last observed. page 172"Don't you agree," he was asked, "that tailors are a conscienceless and extortionate class?" American Men of Action They also give directions for avoiding extortionate or illegal fees. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The solicitor went carefully over Mr. Benjamin's figures, representing principal and interest up to date, and expressed himself as satisfied; it was extortionate but legal, he declared. In Friendship's Guise With this laxity of principle they quarter themselves on the credulity of extortionate tradesmen, and the good-natured simplicity of friends or associates. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 277, October 13, 1827 There were three years to run and the rent was not extortionate—for the times. Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920. Such lawless, tricky, extortionate loan sharks as now infest our cities were probably not to be found at all in mediæval or early modern times. The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 To return to the subject, the price at which the house of Murray issued the "Letters of Queen Victoria" was not "extortionate," having regard to the astounding expenses of publication. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 The Company was a harsh and extortionate master, who paid little attention to the needs and the welfare of the settlement, which was regarded merely as a place of call. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Mark the lamentable scenes that follow, when the pride of inheritance sinks before the unsparing hand of the usurer, or extortionate mortgagee. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 277, October 13, 1827 The commanders of the trading ships should not be allowed to carry on the trade that they now do; and the officials at Acapulco should be checked in making extortionate charges. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 18 of 55 1617-1620 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Lord Inverforth made it clear, first, that the stores were to be sold at a commercial value, and, second, that he would protect the taxpayer against extortionate claims on the part of contractors. The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster During a whole year he met only selfish and extortionate customers, with the exception of one old lady who alone did not ask for more than was her due. Myths and Legends of China He thus charges an extortionate amount for his goats and chickens, and demands heavy fees for services rendered. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State When they reigned over us, they oppressed our principal men, and laid heavy and extortionate burdens upon the land. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) A great mass of diggers collected in the newly discovered Ballarat goldfields had petitioned repeatedly against the Government regulations about mining licences, for which extortionate fees were levied. The Framework of Home Rule Among these, Molly Davousta, another young machine operative, was struggling to make payments to an extortionate ticket seller, who had swindled her in the purchase of a steamboat ticket. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls They also imposed cruel and extortionate taxes upon the people, for every kneading trough, and every quern for grinding corn, and every flagstone for baking bread had to pay its tax. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland By this means a fair revenue will be assured to the emirs, in lieu of their former source of wealth, which consisted in slaves and slave-raiding, and in extortionate taxes on trade. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) On the contrary, ignorant, sensuous, extortionate, he was soon at drawn swords with his subjects. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 The encomenderos are extortionate and fraudulent, take law into their own hands, and fail to provide religious instruction for the Indians. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Five months afterward Molly and Bertha were still making payments for these extortionate tickets. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls The Venetians, being asked to transport the crusaders, demanded an extortionate price; but as Venice was the only power possessing the necessary ships, a contract was made with her for the service in 1201. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) To rule through the native chiefs, and, while checking the extortionate levies of the past, fairly to assess and enforce the ancient tribute. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) All sums exceeding forty shillings were sued for and executions obtained in the courts, the original debt being saddled with extortionate bills of cost. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer If the relations of these Indians to the United States are those of a ward, Congress should protect them from such extortionate exactions. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison I retorted at once, rather ably, that "I could not conceive a better plan for bringing Prelates to pauperism than the exaction of extortionate fees at Installation." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 13, 1891 He would part with a canvas at the extortionate price of a franc. Promenades of an Impressionist Georgina's secret conviction that "the poor in a loomp is bad" was stoutly met by her tenants' firm belief that all landlords are extortionate thieves. Helena He replied that the market price was extortionate, and that his conscience would not allow him to accept it. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler I am of the opinion that if this appropriation is to stand provision should be made for protecting these tribes against extortionate claims for compensation in procuring action by Congress. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison He paid an extortionate price for the property at the outset, and spent a small fortune on the enlargement of the house and improvement of the grounds, yet never regretted his bargain. Deadham Hard I should have been reduced to beggary had I submitted to their extortionate usage. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Brutus was one of the most extortionate usurers of his time, and several citizens of Salamis died of starvation, imprisoned because they could not pay the sum he demanded. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice I paid them extortionate prices on account of extreme ignorance; and the birds, of course, flew home as soon as released, to be bought again by some gullible amateur. Adopting an Abandoned Farm Should she, however, submit to his extortionate requests, he will deem himself entitled to embitter the rest of her existence with his patronising commendation. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 A base and extortionate government has often driven men in sheer self-defence to tearing down yamens and hunting down the "tiger" mandarin. Forty Years in South China The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D. The political earthquake is essentially a popular protest against hard conditions brought about, as the voters seem to believe, by the oppressions of the alien corporations and extortionate railroad rates. The Grafters The Bedouins are extortionate to strangers, dishonest to each other, and reckless of human life. The Book of Enterprise and Adventure Being an Excitement to Reading. for Young People. a New and Condensed Edition. He observed that the prices they are compelled to pay are extortionate, that their lands are quite destitute of the larger animals, and that the beaver is nearly destroyed. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers There are natures too, to whose sense of justice the price exacted looms up monstrously enormous, odious, oppressive, worrying, humiliating, extortionate, intolerable. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale If this be termed an unreasonable demand, then the tax-gatherer’s demand on me must be far more unreasonable, and cannot be otherwise than extortionate and unjust. The Uncommercial Traveller The Dutch cart-owner was so extortionate, that I am going to wait a few days, and write to my dear Malay to come up and drive me back. Letters from the Cape He demanded an extortionate profit from those whom ill-fortune drove to his door for relief. Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant He was sure to get his own extortionate terms out of me for towage whether he frowned or smiled. Falk A Reminiscence The extortionate hotel-keepers, the "snub-nosed rogues of counter and till," who overcharge you in the shops, make their egregious profits from the Kursaal. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) The ranches had been seized in the tentacles of the octopus; the iniquitous burden of extortionate freight rates had been imposed like a yoke of iron. The Octopus : A story of California In the 1870's the Grange was prominent in the broader Granger movement, which campaigned against extortionate charges by monopolistic railroads and warehouses and helped bring about laws regulating these charges. A Brief History of the Internet It was Coney Island come to town, with the roughs left behind, and the extortionate bathing-dress men, and the other disagreeable features of that lovely but desecrated isle. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870 "I don't say that it is unjust, though it certainly seems a little extortionate," replied Valentine. Birds of Prey They complained of bad government and extortionate taxes. Outline of Universal History It is said that the great merchant is anxious to buy the corner, but will not pay the price asked, as he regards it as extortionate. The Secrets of the Great City He know that he only possessed one thing to risk, namely, his life; and true to his racial instinct, he valued this very highly, looking for an extortionate usury on his stake. From One Generation to Another He was thus fitly punished for his extortionate charge to the town for the lumber he used in their manufacture. Sabbath in Puritan New England These were immediately reported to the governor as dangerous mutinies; and a resistance to any capricious and extortionate exaction was magnified into a rebellious resistance to the authority of government. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Fortunately we obtained a boat and crew from another chief, at the extortionate charge of four kitindis and four dhotis merikani, besides the usual sailors' fee. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile But this was not to be; her father's drunkenness continued, and daily he became more extortionate in his demands for money. Esther Waters I explained the situation to them, after which they made me certain propositions, which were so usurious, so outrageously extortionate, that they took my breath away. Youth and Egolatry But I found that it would cost two dollars to express my belongings, whereas even the notoriously extortionate New York cabman would convey me and all my goods and chattels for half that sum. America To-day, Observations and Reflections The feeble rule of the German kings compelled the cities to form several confederacies for the purpose of resisting the extortionate tolls and downright robberies of feudal lords. Early European History It has made them rapacious in their dealings with strangers, greedy after money, and extortionate in their demands for the most trivial services. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey He is an extortionate wretch; but I have no doubt I shall be very comfortable. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family I urged that one should be reasonable; but he seemed to think not, and to avoid controversy I paid the extortionate franc. Roman Holidays, and Others I reminded the man that there was a diligence service there and back for a franc and a half, and even that price seemed rather extortionate. Old Calabria "I don't know exactly what the value of money was in your day, but I should say the price was rather extortionate." Equality An expressman had charged me what was really an extortionate sum for bringing out a carriage from the city. The Opium Habit Only once did I hold out against an extortionate demand of theirs. London Films I remembered that just a month before, in New York, I had paid an extortionate dollar in like circumstances. Roman Holidays, and Others It was more extortionate than anything I had known at Brofft's. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 I replied that I was not opposing any protection of the struggling industries of the country, or of the sugar growers, but I was set against the extortionate differential that the sugar trust was demanding. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft He became a thorn in his father's and brother's sides on account of his extortionate and presumptuous demands. The Tragedies of the Medici The police are too often a source of annoyance, and become extortionate robbers, instead of the protectors of the poor. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter In going into these businesses where profits are greatest they are not only prospering themselves but they are performing one of their most legitimate functions, that of protecting the consumer from extortionate profits. Consumers' Cooperative Societies in New York State When the extortionate acts as these are practised, to what lengths may it not be expected the other excesses and abuses of authority are carried? The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes I am far from suggesting that Messrs. J. & P. Coats are to be condemned as an extortionate monopoly. Supply and Demand He had been a freedman of the Emperor Claudius, and was allied by marriage to Claudius himself,--an ambitious, extortionate, and infamous governor. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets These harry the poor man who is unwise enough to resist the extortionate demands of the police. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Grain was brought from the district east of the Dead Sea, but none of it found its way to civilian mouths except through the extortionate channel provided by officers. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine The liberal policy pursued in England for the last twenty-five years is doing more to make the church of England, and the government generally, respectable and respected than the most extortionate exactions of violence. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 When kings became profligate and faithless, when priests grew formal and greedy, when the rich waxed extortionate and tyrannical, these men of God arose to denounce the transgressors and threaten them with the divine vengeance. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People The letter written, the paper was carefully folded, sealed with wax or a wafer, addressed, and carried to the post office, where postage was paid in money at rates which would now seem extortionate. A Brief History of the United States Incidentally it is to be observed that so far as the activity of the Commons was directed against the payment of extortionate fees, the Church had a part only, not the whole, of their opposition. England under the Tudors But the Chinese, who regarded the Miaotze as an inferior and barbarian race, refused to combine with them against the most extortionate of officials or the most unpopular of governments. China The longer I stayed among the hills the more I became convinced that the people had strained every nerve to pay what they considered unjust and extortionate rents. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland Then followed a series of legislative acts giving the company a further list of valuable franchises and allowing it to charge extortionate rates, inflate its stock, and virtually escape taxation. Great Fortunes from Railroads You do well to print the martyrology of Russian towns avoided by the extortionate railway contractors. Letters of Anton Chekhov They were found to be extortionate, and far beyond anything either warranted by the practice or the fee bill. Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story Every day, orchids and other extortionate bouquets, with jewel-boxes tied on with blue ribbons. The Silver Horde The prices are not extortionate at all, there being no specially made rates for "visitors," and the people are neither grasping nor selfish. Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information Hartley was one of the importers who brought over the refuse arms of Europe, and sold them to the Government at extortionate prices. Great Fortunes from Railroads And you tried to sell me an ill-tempered brute, blind of one eye, for an extortionate price. Try and Trust I stood still to look at him with curiosity, and fearful lest I should think him extortionate, I suppose, he hastily brought himself to make a concession. Lord Jim Of course I told the woman that this, to say the least, was an extortionate demand. Moral If they shall prove incomprehensible on this side of the Atlantic, the reader can pass to the other side at a moderately extortionate charge. The Fiend's Delight A large part of the business at the Agora centers around the fresh fish stalls, and we have seen how extortionate and insolent were the fishmongers. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life The extortionate rogue wad hae had the little dagger, but I stood out against that.’ A Modern Telemachus As they fell back, fur traders and merchants followed them with professions of regard and extortionate prices. Se-quo-yah; from Harper's New Monthly, V.41 Sugar is their great staple, but all business has been equally suppressed upon the island, under the bane of civil laws, extortionate taxation, and oppressive rule. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom The charges here are high, but not extortionate, as, besides the two inns alluded to, there are several coffee-shops and lodging-houses; so competition has its effect even in the bush. A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 There was a fifth-rate theatrical company cracking jokes among themselves, drinking brandy and soda at extortionate prices, and staring hard at Lady Bridget. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life I put that extortionate price on it, thinking no one would give it, and so that I should keep it for you. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations |
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