| 1 | His peremptory tone irritated everybody. | |
| 2 | The strict father showed an imperious attitude toward his children. | |
| 3 | Some investors have been scared off by nationalisations and arbitrary regulation. | |
| 4 | He domineered, and the rest of us hated it. | |
| 5 | Coercion doesn't always come in the form of domineering parents. |