Sentence examples for hefty sanctions from inspiring English sources

After propping up the Pakistani military dictator, Gen. Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, in the 1980s, the American government was now imposing hefty sanctions in retaliation for Pakistan's nuclear program.

Hefty sanctions have been imposed on French players in the Heineken Cup in recent seasons, including the international scrum-half Julien Dupuy, who last year received a 24-week suspension, reduced by one week on appeal, for gouging the flanker Stephen Ferris during a Heineken Cup match between Stade Français and Ulster.

But lawyers told the Commission that the 40% quota plan, including hefty sanctions on companies in EU countries that did not meet the target, could not be enforced under EU treaties.

The seawall at the center of a fight between the state and a pair of Laguna Beach homeowners is still standing after the owners of the oceanfront mansion sued the California Coastal Commission over its hefty sanctions for what the agency says is an unauthorized, beach-threatening structure.

Brooker is arguing that such a hefty sanction for marijuana possession violates the eighth amendment to the US constitution because it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.

The Liverpool player will not be able to play or train for his club or country for four months after Fifa's disciplinary committee handed down the hefty sanction, which will be appealed against and has provoked dismay from Uruguay and a guarded response from Anfield.

The Roosters hoped for a ban of around three to four weeks, with the NRL pushing for a heftier sanction of 12 weeks.

Even if Congress rejects his final nuclear deal with Tehran, however, Obama could use his executive pen to offer a hefty portion of sanctions relief on his own.

Moreover, even if Congress rejects the deal with Tehran, Obama could use his executive pen to offer a hefty portion of sanctions relief on his own.

After 90 days, a heftier tranche of sanctions on Iran's oil industry is set to go back into effect.

But a new study by European economists released on Thursday shows that the West is also paying a hefty price for its sanctions due to retaliatory measures, the inaccessibility of loans and a more general perception of a loss of trust.