Sentence examples for ban goods from inspiring English sources

One effort to increase a sense of hope is a new push to ban goods made in the settlements, symbols of occupation.

"If they ban goods that come from rest of Pakistan, then there will be hardly anything left to trade," Akhter Hussain, a trader based in Baramulla, told me.

(So, smoking ban bad; drinking ban good. So much for joined-up thinking).

Right now the list of banned goods is huge, constantly shifting, and often not even publicly available.

The European Union has trained staff members on the ground who could help implement this at Gaza's border, letting permitted goods through and keeping banned goods out.

To little fanfare, Pakistan is now scrapping restrictions: adopting a "negative list" of specified banned goods, rather than, as previously, stipulating only what may be imported.

In the short run, officials said, the administration wants the Chinese to be rigorous in customs inspections to interdict the flow of banned goods to North Korea.

Official media outlets, meanwhile, have reported that the decree is working: illegal importation of banned goods has already fallen in response to the new measure.

But Israel still bans goods which it says may be used for making weapons, including metal pipes, fertilisers, batteries and various raw materials for industry and building.

While some call for broad boycotts, others think "smart sanctions", such as banning goods produced from settlements in the occupied territories, or from specific firms, will have more effect and sidestep claims of anti-Semitism.

The new Security Council statement endorsed those talks, but diplomats said sanctions against government entities involved in the missile or nuclear program would be enforced and a list of banned goods updated by the end of April.