We become domineering because of our fears, egos, anxieties and insecurities.

Some investors have been scared off by nationalisations and arbitrary regulation.

Like 44 percent of laid-off people at the time, she failed to meet the fiendishly complex and sometimes arbitrary eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits.

It makes a lot more sense to address the problem in a multilateral setting, where China couldn' t portray itself as a weak, righteous fighter holding out against arbitrary American power.

Coercion doesn't always come in the form of domineering parents.