Sentence examples for extensive sanctions from inspiring English sources
Under the expected settlement, Iran will accept curbs on its nuclear programme in exchange for extensive sanctions relief.
Which means the United States could seem to some of its allies to be shying away from pressing the United Nations to adopt extensive sanctions on the export of refined petroleum products to Iran.
The president said the agreement, which provides Iran with extensive sanctions relief in return for curbing nuclear activities and accepting rigorous inspections, was not based on trust with Tehran, which he acknowledge is a longtime enemy of the United States, bur rather "built on verification".
But as sanctions become more prolonged they tend to become even less effective in achieving their political objectives; the sanctioning countries consequently tend to impose additional, more extensive sanctions, which only promotes further radicalisation in both the sanctioned and sanctioning countries.
They voiced their concerns that the government was surrendering its rights to the West out of desperation for a deal to secure extensive sanctions relief.
Ohio State received extensive sanctions for a series of violations covered up by its highly respected head football coach.
Assad sidestepped extensive US sanctions against him by using a third party with a US address to make purchases of music and apps from Apple's iTunes.
Prospective donors have expressed worry and confusion over whether such charitable aid runs afoul of the extensive American sanctions imposed on the country because of its disputed nuclear program.
In the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which had subjected to extensive U.N. sanctions since it invaded Kuwait in 1990, the supposed futility of economic pressures was a key argument made by supporters of the war.
The deal would relieve Tehran of extensive Western sanctions that have been weakening its economy.
The extensive literature on sanctions has mainly focused on a dyadic interaction between sender and target.
