Possible acts of coercion are less desirable assignments, exclusion from certain activities, a job performance appraisal or transferring a person.

It was not a particularly hard sell, since the committee is a highly desirable assignment, and indeed some senators were happy to do a favor for the Republican leader.

The most desirable assignments include a Saturday or Sunday as one of the two regular, consecutive days off.

The 83rd precinct was not exactly a desirable assignment in 1977.

In the aftermath, Sharky is demoted to vice-squad, which is considered the least desirable assignment in the police department.

Few become fighter pilots (considered by many to be the most desirable assignment), while the remainder learn to fly helicopters, transport aircraft, or train as navigators.

The maternal wall is when women receive less desirable assignments and less opportunities for advancement after they have a child.

As a beginner, Mr. Green got the messier, less desirable assignments.

The maternal wall is experienced in the less desirable assignments given to the returning mothers.

Mr. Deutch had earlier declined the intelligence job, which has turned into one of the least desirable high-level assignments in Washington because of the agency's recent problems.