After the United Nations sanctioned the agreement most everybody was relieved. From LearnThat.org.
Whether the sanction is historically regarded as a punishment?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Why NFIB Is Challenging ObamaCare] Reference
To bushites no sanction is too great for such a crime. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » 0:] Reference
A unilateral naval blockade without UN sanction is an act of war. From Wordnik.com. [Iran War Resolution May Be Passed Next Week « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
Does she even know what a sanction is or what implications it has?. From Wordnik.com. [Palin warns of 'Second Holocaust' if Iran gains nuclear weapons] Reference
What sanction is there to stop the chavs behaving exactly as they wish?. From Wordnik.com. [How Did It Come To This? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
New York has simply not removed the criminal sanction from the marital bedroom. From Wordnik.com. ['Trivial Complaints:' The Role of Privacy in Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the U.S.] Reference
It looks as if the programme had some sort of official sanction from the Chiefs in Hampshire. From Wordnik.com. [We Are Fading (Big Mouth Strikes Again II) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
This social sanction is something that the individual can accept (by self-censoring) or reject, but it is not a matter of law. From Wordnik.com. [More on (non)Dhimmis and (non)Dhimmitude] Reference
Not exactly — the sanction is for telling information to someone who is not cleared to have it for national security reasons. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Add Bad Ethics to the Problems of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”?] Reference
The arrest of a shadow cabinet minister under anti-terrorism powers can only have taken place with sanction from the highest level. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
The phrase 'not an improper sanction' is best understood in the context of an accompanying phrase in the line directly after it occurs. From Wordnik.com. [Churchill, Horowitz, Plagiarism, and Academic Freedom] Reference
Consequently bogeyman excuses are co-opted to obtain sanction for this unethical abrogation of a natural right even more fundamental than liberty. From Wordnik.com. [I, Pirate …] Reference
If you look up the word sanction, the definition that occupies pride of place in most dictionaries is: permission or approval for a specific course of action. From Wordnik.com. [Russ Wellen: Do Sanctions Just Add Insult to Injury for the Burmese People?] Reference
"This sanction is consistent with our honor code for students and its emphasis on education, reflection and ultimately restoration to an honorable place in our community.". From Wordnik.com. [Joseph Ellis] Reference
The direction or control of all these by men alone has gained and still gains colour and sanction from the exclusively male control, which, in its own sphere, war demands. From Wordnik.com. [Militarism versus Feminism: An Enquiry and a Policy Demonstrating that Militarism involves the Subjection of Women] Reference
"This rule change and new sanction is arguably one of the most significant development to ever occur in Native and college basketball,"'said co-founder GinaMarie Scarpa-Mabry. From Wordnik.com. [Final Four notes: Lewis looks to bounce back in title game] Reference
"What is missing from that is the word sanction '. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In this case, the sanction was a default judgement. From Wordnik.com. [Ars Technica] Reference
"A sanction is a form of punishment," UNITA Secretary-General. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The sanction is the same as for one professed with simple vows in a religious order. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
Her sanction was a shield, however, from which the criticisms of the world fell back. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Pioneer]
Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch wrote that his sanction was the most appropriate remedy. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
The sanction is the first since the two countries launched the Merida Initiative in 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference
They astonished me more than ever; but I could see them; their sanction was their own existence. From Wordnik.com. [Mauprat] Reference
Manifestly the sanction is a matter of choice, and depends upon the age: the age of Crabbe found in. From Wordnik.com. [The Spirit of Place and Other Essays] Reference
The long term sanction of loss of income for a police officer is greater than anything the court might mete out on “Chummy”. From Wordnik.com. [Hang On A Minute…….. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
When did someone decide that only the UN could "sanction" a war?. From Wordnik.com. [Walk-Outs, Protests Today at cvillenews.com] Reference
There's a United Nations Security Council sanction which is good till 1 January. From Wordnik.com. [Press Conference - 10 December 2008 Canberra - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs] Reference
The text does not "sanction" either death or dismemberment at the hands of the state. From Wordnik.com. [Doug Kendall: Cruel and Unusual Originalism] Reference
So the Democratic Party is "considering" some kind of sanction against Joe Lieberman. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
The legal term "sanction" has two nearly opposite meanings, both as a noun and a verb. From Wordnik.com. [Groups group, crowds crowd, throngs throng, but...] Reference
It makes sense to use the sanction which is ultimately most effective in terms of cutting re-offending. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
ROTH: Does that require strong measures such as sanction regarding stopping or searching any goods going in. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2006] Reference
Whilst criminal conduct requires some kind of sanction, there are penalties that are community based which could be used more often. From Wordnik.com. [Prison works - and we should build more of them] Reference
The question was merely what kind of sanction, and the committee now has formally acknowledged that this is not properly a disbarment case. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: White House Press Secretary Jake Siewert Holds News Briefing on Clinton Deal With Whitewater Special Counsel - January 19, 2001] Reference
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