Economic sanctions
economic sanctions (noun) - restricting economic relations as punishment
sanctions - actions taken to punish a country for doing something and to make them stop doing it (for example, restricting investment, trade, relations, and communications with the country)
impose economic sanctions
impose economic sanctions on Y
lift the economic sanctions
crippling economic sanctions
a relaxation of economic sanctions
agree on economic sanctions
agree to economic sanctions
resort to economic sanctions
call for intensified economic sanctions
demands for economic sanctions
demands for economic sanctions gathering momentum
permanent economic sanctions
a decision to lift economic sanctions
lift economic sanctions in hope of Y
should economic sanctions fail, then Y
suport economic sanctions, but not military sanctions
the efficacy of economic sanctions
unwarranted economic sanctions
the economic sanctions have been in place since X
economic sanctions take effect
economic sanctions remained in place
economic sanctions under the UN resolution
threats of economic sanctions
premature lifting of economic sanctions
economic sanmctions imposed after the crackdown
intensification of economic sanctions
pressure exerted through economic sanctions
economic sanctions imposed against Y
a package of economic sanctions
agree on a package of economic sanctions
the imposition of economic sanctions
the imposition of new economic sanctions
an agreement envisaging a ceasefire and a lifting of economic sanctions
implement a threat of economic sanctions if they failed to follow through
UN-mandated economic sanctions
called for the raising of economic sanctions
maintain and intensify economic sanctions
the economic sanctions to which the international community resorted
the effect of depressing an economy and depriving people of jobs that economic sanctions had
enforce economic sanctions - making sure that the sanctions are followed
tightened sanctions - made sanctions stricter
a sanctions regime - a set of actions or measures to punish a country
a loophole - imperfections in a law that allow legal experts to avoid and go around the law
close a loophole - eliminate and end a loophole, so people can no longer go around the law
moving to Y, a move to Y - taking action to do Y
moving to close a loophole in the sanctions regime - correcting an imperfection in the sanctions so that the country can no longer go around them
Example sentences:
* "In spite of the sharp recession induced by US economic sanctions, the general played a skillful game of counter-propaganda."
* "Since Washington imposed economic sanctions last year, the country's economy has gone into a steep decline."
* "Economic sanctions, the cultural and sporting boycotts, and diplomatic isolation must be maintained and intensified."
* "Nearly ninety per cent supported economic sanctions, but less than sixty per cent were prepared to endorse military sanctions."
* "Mrs Thatcher said economic sanctions did have the effect of depressing an economy and depriving people of jobs, but rarely if ever had the desired political effect."
* "Her differences with other Commonwealth states over economic sanctions in South Africa did not prevent collaboration with them on other issues, notably in maintaining a boycott of cultural and sporting links with South Africa under the Gleneagles agreement, which the British government faithfully observed."
* "He was likely to call for intensified economic sanctions."
* "Demands for permanent economic sanctions against Beijing are likely to gain momentum."
* "Despite the US decision to lift economic sanctions in the hope of giving the newly installed government of a chance, the country, like much of Latin American and Africa, remains deeply in debt."
* "Until the last two years, when the United States imposed economic sanctions, this Panama did pretty well."
* "The majority voted in favour of disarmament and the need for collective military action against aggressor nations should economic sanctions fail."
* "The EC has threatened to impose economic sanctions on any Yugoslav republic that rejects its proposal, which calls for the break-up of Yugoslavia in its current form."
* "This belief in the efficacy of economic sanctions was unwarranted she held."
* "Economic sanctions, as E. H. Carr, a leading critic of the League's supporters, was later to point out, are the weapon of the strong."
* "The corner that Japan had been backed into by economic sanctions left her with little alternative."
* "Is it not now time to lift the economic sanctions that are killing people, including children, in Iraq and to inject a huge amount of those essential medicines which are in short supply there?"
Belgrade, previously blamed for fuelling the war, threw its weight behind the Vance-Owen peace plan earlier this month hoping the world would respond by lifting crippling economic sanctions against Serbia-dominated Yugoslavia.
* "An ultimatum ordered the Lithuanian Supreme Council to rescind within 48 hours its declaration of independence or face economic sanctions."
* "The UK delegation had raised the possibility of a relaxation of economic sanctions imposed against China after the Tiananmen Square massacre."
* "The authorities also resorted to economic sanctions including tax raids and the seizure of the property of those defaulting on taxes, and the issuing of special identity cards to adults in the Gaza Strip seeking to work in Israel."
* "In his speech to the Arab summit in Baghdad Arafat calls upon other Arab states to impose economic sanctions on countries or companies involved in the transfer of Jews to Arab lands."
* "Yemen's representative, M. A. S. al-Ashtal, said that those who had once urged patience, for economic sanctions to take effect, in Rhodesia or South Africa, should give peace a chance."
* "Economic sanctions remained in place under the existing UN resolutions."
* "UN Resolution 661 imposes economic sanctions."
* "They lifted their ban on tourism and non-economic sanctions in June."
* "They claimed that the disclosures demonstrated that the lifting of economic sanctions had been premature."
* "Japan had opened the way for China's international rehabilitation by lifting economic sanctions imposed in the aftermath of the crackdown."
* "Austria lifted most economic sanctions for a year, during which the dismantling of apartheid would be monitored."
* "They argued for renewed pressure to be exerted on Iraq through an intensification of economic sanctions."
* "Japan lifted economic sanctions on Oct. 22, including the bans on the import of gold coins and of steel and on direct investment loans."
* "The closure of a pipeline supplying Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil needs had been one of the most important economic sanctions imposed against Jordan."
* "Before the Nov. 5 peace conference, EC Foreign Ministers in Brussels agreed on a package of economic sanctions to be imposed should the proposal be rejected."
* "Japan re-established full diplomatic relations after they lifted economic sanctions."
* "In early January the Libyan government transfered assets from European banks to Middle East banks in anticipation of the imposition by European countries of new economic sanctions."
* "The economic sanctions imposed on Haiti would be lifted after ratification."
* "An agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, envisaging a ceasefire and the lifting of economic sanctions, was signed in Tehran on March 15."
* "Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz welcomed the team and stated that the visit called for the raising of the UN-mandated economic sanctions."
* "Commentators claimed that the UN would implement its threat of economic sanctions against the Khmers Rouges if they failed to comply with the deadline."
* "The economic sanctions to which the international community resorted did not prove successful as a means of inducing Iraq to withdraw."
