Sentence examples for impose heavy sanctions from inspiring English sources

THE African Union (AU) has taken the unprecedented step of calling on the UN to impose heavy sanctions on one of its own members.

In 1983, changes to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure made it easier for judges to impose heavy sanctions on offending lawyers.

The accusations come days after European lawmakers met with a delegation of Belarussian opposition leaders in Brussels and vowed to impose heavy sanctions against Mr. Lukashenko and his government as punishment for a heavy-handed crackdown on opponents after the elections.

Chelsea had been concerned the FA might consider the scratch an exceptional incident of violent conduct worthy of more than a standard three-match ban, having seen the body impose heavy sanctions on Luis Suárez for biting Branislav Ivanovic and Eden Hazard for clashing with a ball-boy.

A spokesman for the governing body said the two teams had been asked to reply to a list of questions and had not yet been summoned to any formal hearing or tribunal, which could ultimately impose heavy sanctions.

He said: "Ban our foreign minister from flying however much you like, but from now on, let's see how your flights will land in Turkey". Mr Cavusoglu also warned Turkey would impose heavy sanctions if his visit were blocked.

Some on-field incidents, if considered very serious (such as allegations of racial abuse), may result in competitions deciding to impose heavier sanctions than those normally associated with a red card.

The United States has imposed heavy sanctions on Venezuela's oil exports.

Last week, the university imposed heavy sanctions on its basketball program because of violations in the recruitment of the former star O. J. Mayo.

Federal and state officials defend their decisions, saying they imposed heavy sanctions and stopped the abuses now, avoiding years of litigation and possibly keeping thousands more from being victimized.

A novelist, filmmaker and physics lecturer at Cornell University, he went to the capital, Yangon, to teach film and make public-service ads as part of the Fulbright Specialist Program, one of the few American aid efforts in a country on which the United States has imposed heavy sanctions.