Following Harkins conviction for the offences between January 2007 and June 2009, the Crown raised proceedings against him to seize any crime profits.

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With News Corp. already at the bottom of a hole, Murdoch declined to seize any of the many shovels proffered him.

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Oviedo was a controversial figure in Paraguay, beloved by his supporters and despised by enemies, some of whom accused him of trying to undemocratically seize power in the country.

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Russia's FBI-style Investigative Committee (SK) confined him to Moscow after questioning him about an alleged plot to seize power in Russia.

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Neither the Obama administration nor aspiring Republican hopefuls have the backbone to seize the bull by the horns and wrestle him to the ground.

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Quickly, pirates seize Taddeo, an aging admirer of Isabella's, and try to sell him into slavery.

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