But is it right to browbeat others into giving?

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K. Singh, trying to browbeat civilian bosses into prolonging his spell in charge.

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The soldierly approach dates from Napoleonic times, when such forces browbeat conquered peasants into accepting the physical and symbolic power of the French state.

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At a recent meeting, Defense Secretary Orlando Mercado, the first civilian to hold the portfolio, tried to browbeat top brass into handing over confidential pension documents.

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In response, Mr Obama dispatched negotiators to Tegucigalpa, Honduras's capital, to browbeat the feuding leaders into a deal.

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