| 1 | The kidnappers levied a ransom on the child's parents. | |
| 2 | Some museums will pay a ransom to get the artwork back. | |
| 3 | The government will not make substantive concessions to hostage takers, including the payment of ransoms. | |
| 4 | As ransoms go up and get paid, pirates will think it worth taking the risk. | |
| 5 | Most of the pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia or in the Malacca Strait involve oil tankers that are ransomed. |