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It took considerable effort to persuade and mobilize the international community to impose crippling sanctions.
And it could splinter the coalition the United States has assembled to impose crippling sanctions on Tehran.
The president took pride in having mobilized the world to impose crippling sanctions that are now wreaking havoc with the Iranian economy.
"But you have to ask, were we able to impose crippling sanctions that Secretary Clinton once talked about, would we get ahead of them in their development of a nuclear program?
The Observer has learnt that the idea is among options being considered to ensure NHS and care costs can be met under a future Labour government, without it having to impose crippling cuts on other services in successive budgets.
The economic commission of west African states (Ecowas) has announced it will impose crippling sanctions on Mali after a deadline for setting a timetable for civilian rule was missed.
By imposing crippling sanctions, he said, and keeping a military strike on the table.
Romney said he would be willing to take military action but favoured firstly imposing crippling sanctions.
Mitt Romney recently criticized him, arguing that, when it came to Iran, Obama "not only dawdled in imposing crippling sanctions, he's opposed them".
Journalists have been jailed for revealing state secrets; some have been beaten up; the state has imposed crippling fines on newspapers.Critics of Kazakhstan's chairmanship feel vindicated.
Western powers, including the United States, fear Iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb and have imposed crippling economic sanctions to encourage Iran to curb its enrichment program.
