Sentence examples for imposed against a from inspiring English sources

The toothless sanctions already imposed against a few of Putin's political supporters haven't changed the Kremlin's calculus.

The punishment shocked his family and was imposed against a backdrop of increasingly bellicose relations with the United States over the disputed Iranian nuclear program.

Animal welfare groups have criticised a two-week jail sentence imposed against a man who killed 406 wedge-tailed eagles in Victoria as too lenient.

"These are the most serious sanctions imposed against a senior official from a broker dealer since John Gutfreund and the Salomon Brothers case".

The pencil lead was dipped into the solution and then an ac voltage (3.0 Vrms for 10 min) was imposed against a stainless plate under mild stirring (450 rpm).

Amnesty International reports that Iran arrested more than 7,000 dissidents last year and that the 38-year combined sentence for Sotoudeh, if true, is the harshest imposed against a human rights defender in Iran in recent years.

The total amount of damages imposed against any person under subsection (a) shall be diminished by the amounts, if any, that such person may be required to disgorge, pursuant to a court order obtained at the instance of the Commission, in a proceeding brought under section 78u(d) of this title relating to the same transaction or transactions.

Both Gordon Brown and the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, signalled a move towards new United Nations sanctions being imposed against Iran, a move that will heighten tensions in the already volatile region.

"We have the best chance of success when governments and international bodies align their sanctions". The contrast between the successful application of multilateral sanctions against Iran with the failed unilateral sanctions imposed against Cuba is a clear and accessible contrast.

In addition, the North has recently issued a torrent of vaguely worded threats that it would retaliate against the South for staging joint military exercises with the United States and supporting the United Nations sanctions imposed against the North a nuclear test on Feb. 12.

This is not the first time that a principal has been imposed against parents' wishes on a school that is predominantly low-income families of color.