Sentence examples for breaking the sanctions from inspiring English sources

Syria denies breaking the sanctions.

This is also the first time the British authorities have prosecuted a company for breaking the sanctions against Iraq.

The power struggle in Iran is no longer just between the Revolutionary Guards, with their vast business network and illegal ports that they use to break the sanctions and enrich themselves, and the more pragmatic clerics.

"He was trying to break the sanctions, not for the purpose of applying to be Soldier of the Month, but for the purpose of going back and developing these kinds of weapons," Mr. Powell said.

But more than that, the pipeline will help break the sanctions stranglehold on Iran's energy sector imposed by the US and western allies concerned about Tehran's nuclear-related activities.

A tone of frustration mixed with desperation has surfaced in speeches by Mr. Hussein and his ministers, who attack Arab leaders for backing away from Iraq when they should, in Iraq's view, be lining up to break the sanctions.

Before shale gas, it was thought that Venezuela might soon become an important gas source for America, and that Iran's vast gas reserves would motivate potential customers to break the sanctions imposed on it as a result of its nuclear programme.

His novelty had worn off in Europe; all his neighbors were fed up with him and happy to see him put in a box -- they certainly weren't going to help him break the sanctions -- so now he has to reinvent himself once again.

"Iraq was trying to induce us to break the sanctions," says De Margerie.

John Lindh finally agreed to plead guilty to one crime: breaking the economic sanctions imposed on the Taliban regime - by the Clinton administration.

"The use of force is not ruled out," another senior Administration official said, adding that "an extremely unpopular use of force" would risk breaking up the sanctions effort.