Meanwhile, he would have the parents as further hostages, should the necessity arise.

Saddam Hussein has promised to release a further 30 hostages in the near future.

On 4 August, Preusker declared repressions towards the city inhabitants, arrest of 6 civilians as hostages, 50,000 rubles of contribution, the police-hour, ban on publishing newspapers, and threat of taking further hostages and executions.

The Iranians would commit to seeing that there were no further hostages seized.

When her lawyer asked if she knew anyone in the government who might help, she gave further hostages to fortune.

The British Government considers that paying ransoms for the release hostages increases the risk of further hostage taking.

Jailing convicted terrorists only incites co-conspirators to take further hostages to bargain for a jailed terrorist's release.

The British government considers that paying ransoms and releasing prisoners increase the risk of further hostage taking.

They offered peace to the Northumbrians in exchange for their support for Harald's bid for the throne, and demanded further hostages from the whole of Yorkshire.

They offered concessions in order to distract him and prevent him killing further hostages, buying time for the SAS to make its final preparations for the now-inevitable assault.