To cite but one example, the statement (91B) that many things which are necessary in time of war, but bad under other conditions, acquire the sanction of custom and law, and cannot be easily abolished, even though the people are being injured by them, will appeal to everybody except the confirmed militarist.
Just as many of the things which are necessary in war, but bad under other conditions, when they once acquire the sanction of custom and law, p33 cannot easily be abolished by the people even though the people are being injured by them, so enmity introduces envy along with hatred, and leaves as a residue jealousy, joy over others' misfortunes, and vindictiveness.
But, in response to financial sanctions, car companies were acquiring eighty per cent of their sheet metal domestically.
For Mr. Hussein to make any progress toward acquiring nuclear weapons, the document said, sanctions would have to break down somehow or be removed.
It may be less influential in the Brussels power game than it once was, but it is acquiring important powers over members, notably the authority to recommend sanctions.
He said the sanctions have prevented Iran from acquiring badly needed equipment, including relief helicopters.
American sanctions that stop Iranian carriers acquiring Western-made planes also block manufacturers from providing spare parts or even training manuals.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the United States tried and failed to halt Iran through sanctions and preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear technology.
Strict application of export controls and sanctions can prevent Iran from acquiring high-quality nuclear components that would otherwise give Iran the capability to quickly produce a small nuclear arsenal akin to North Korea's.
These increasingly restrictive sanctions did not stop North Korea from acquiring key technology from U.S. sources.
