Sentence examples for modest sanctions from inspiring English sources

The United Nations Security Council has imposed modest sanctions on Iran.

Till now, the world has talked a lot and applied some modest sanctions to stop Iran's dash to enrich uranium.

That gives the White House some breathing room to reach a preliminary deal freezing Iran's nuclear activities for six months, in return for modest sanctions relief.

The modest sanctions imposed by the US were not emulated by the European and Arab states with which Syria conducts most of its trade.

More than a year after that first encounter, the chasm on core issues was still deep, despite an interim Joint Plan of Action, a confidence-building step that curtailed Iran's nuclear program in exchange for modest sanctions relief.

Rouhani has used the momentum generated by the interim deal – in addition to the modest sanctions relief that accompanied it – to cut inflation from 45%to20%0% and stabilise the rial currency after it lost more than 80% of its value.

After Marler had dodged punishment for applying a forearm to the head of the prone Rob Evans during the England v Wales game – it was not felt to be a red card offence so he escaped on a technicality – surely the Six Nations' disciplinary machinery would at least ensure the player copped a modest sanction for abusing Lee?

Such privacy means that the Council is denied even a modest "sanction" of publicity.

In the last four years, the Security Council has passed three far-too-modest sanctions resolutions.

Some participants were told they would face modest financial sanctions if they broke the agreement; others were told they would face no sanctions if they did.

The reward is more modest too: sanctions would be suspended, not lifted.