Verb (used with object) : an expression now sanctioned by educated usage. ,to sanction a law. From Dictionary.com.
Mr Mugabe says the restrictions, which he calls sanctions, have caused the collapse of. From Wordnik.com. [The Bearded Man] Reference
The only progress that Obama could cite on the Iran issue was when the Chinese leader Hu Jintao actually used the word sanctions. From Wordnik.com. [The Obama Diaries] Reference
And I don’t consider it a diplomatic victory that the Chinese actually used the word sanctions for the first time. From Wordnik.com. [The Obama Diaries] Reference
The EGL deal may also expose a loophole in sanctions laws. From Wordnik.com. [Iran's European Helpers] Reference
And you talked about the difference between long-term sanctions not working. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories] Reference
The Turkish prime minister also disappointed allies when he called sanctions imposed on Iran. From Wordnik.com. [Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty] Reference
International pressure through global sanctions is the only leverage that diplomacy can take. From Wordnik.com. [Canada Must Intervene In Zimbabwe: Mulroney « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
For revolutionaries, the application of sanctions is not the last step in non-violent action. From Wordnik.com. [Goals Beyond the Destruction of Apartheid] Reference
“International pressure through global sanctions is the only leverage that diplomacy can take.”. From Wordnik.com. [Canada Must Intervene In Zimbabwe: Mulroney « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
I understand certain sanctions were lifted today, some may be lifted in 45 days, and others remain in place. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomatic Victory in North Korea - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
TO U.N.: I didn't hear the word sanctions, and I, frankly, do not expect that anybody would be proposing any sanctions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2006] Reference
I doubt that the threat of economic sanctions is going to be all that much of a motivating force for the Iranian leaders. From Wordnik.com. [Nuclear Iran] Reference
"The goal of these sanctions is to change the political behavior of the government - in the nuclear field," Nahavandian said. From Wordnik.com. [Sanctions begin to compound Iran's severe economic problems] Reference
"The goal of these sanctions is to change the political behavior of the government -- in the nuclear field," Nahavandian said. From Wordnik.com. [Sanctions begin to compound Iran's severe economic problems] Reference
Chinese officials have said in recent days that diplomacy, not sanctions, is the best strategy for dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions. From Wordnik.com. [Obama: China concerned about economic impact of Iran sanctions] Reference
We believe in effective, doesn't matter how you call the sanctions, whether you call them crippling or paralyzing, or I don't know, lethal. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak] Reference
For some time now, this terrifying word - "sanctions" - has been bedeviling everybody on the international stage. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Chronicle - Headlines] Reference
Tehran has already dubbed the sanctions as a big mistake. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Iran's June inflation rate falls to 9.4%] Reference
Iran's president called the sanctions resolution superficial. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2006] Reference
HOLMES: The U.S. calls the sanctions against Iran a first step. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2006] Reference
HOLMES: And the U.S. calls the sanctions against Iran a first step. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2006] Reference
Senior officials in Sudan this morning called the sanctions unjustified. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 29, 2007] Reference
Senior officials in Sudan this morning calling the sanctions unjustified. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 29, 2007] Reference
Senior officials in Sudan already this morning calling the sanctions unjustified. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 29, 2007] Reference
VERJEE (on camera): Ahmadinejad has called the sanctions plan torn pieces of paper. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2007] Reference
The aid of the so-called sanctions of theology is not only needless, but mischievous. From Wordnik.com. [Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II.] Reference
The sanctions are the toughest the EU has imposed on any country, far exceeding existing. From Wordnik.com. [The National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI] Reference
The awful time for most Iraqis were the '90s, when the sanctions were a misery in the country. From Wordnik.com. [A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On Iraq War] Reference
China, publicly opposed to the idea of sanctions, continues to counsel "" patience and dialogue. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Looking For Leverage] Reference
If he did play a role in Kiffin's hire, it was before the sanctions, which is somewhat mitigating also. From Wordnik.com. [Bruins Nation] Reference
American president Barack Obama and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the sanctions were the toughest ever. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Iran's June inflation rate falls to 9.4%] Reference
One of the reasons for the sanctions is the U.S. charge that foreign fighters were crossing the Syrian border into Iraq. From Wordnik.com. ['A Long Road Ahead'] Reference
Among the arguments put forth by the Gloucester 40 is that the sanctions are a violation of their First Amendment rights. From Wordnik.com. [dailypress.com - Breaking news] Reference
An analyst says the sanctions are a signal to the world that it can't do business 'as usual' with North Korea.www. cnn.com. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
Iran's Supreme National Security Council issued a statement read out at Friday prayers today, calling the sanctions illegal. From Wordnik.com. [Turkey Offers U.S. A Diplomatic Channel To Iran] Reference
The sanctions are a clear sign of the West's disappointment in the coalition with the former opposition Movement for Democratic Change. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
However, what they are not telling you is that Hillary Clinton just gave the word that Iran has 30-60 days left for sanctions, which is. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
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