11. So, greed is still at work here, a thumbscrew being felt by each side. 12. It was very, very, very different when you are the one under the thumbscrew , 13. It is not part of international politics that one or the other puts on the thumbscrews , 14. The frequency can be adjusted by changing the size of the cavity using the thumbscrew . ]] 15. The old Inquisition had its rack and its thumbscrews and its instruments of torture with iron teeth. 16. The poorest faced starvation and, if they crossed the jailers, torture with skullcaps and thumbscrews . 17. If that was merciless, then give those thumbscrews an extra turn I can take it! 18. For many Sox fans, taking sides in this contest is like choosing between thumbscrews and water torture. 19. The Tour directors do not deny their fiendish delight in turning up the thumbscrews on the boys in spandex. 20. The "'thumbscrew "'is a torture instrument which was first used in medieval Europe.
