Cross-retaliation is a powerful tool because it allows the plaintiff country to target its attacks on the most sensitive sectors of the offending country's economy.
Similar rights, which China must begin granting under the the terms of its new membership in the World Trade Organization, will be extended to other banks soon, as the country gradually opens one of the most sensitive sectors of its economy to international competition.
We have committed ourselves to shield the most sensitive sectors of the welfare system that relate to society's most vulnerable groups.
Electricity market is one of the most sensitive sectors, due to the fact that electricity demand is connected to the numerous climatic variables, especially the atmospheric temperature.
"If the US decided to leave NAFTA or extract painful concessions, it is likely that Mexico will target the most sensitive sectors, and agriculture in particular.
The dispute over reforming police pay and conditions is one of the most sensitive public sector pay issues facing the government with the police staff federations retaining a degree of political muscle no longer enjoyed by the trade union movement.
The reform of police pay and conditions is one of the most sensitive public sector pay issues facing the government with the police staff federations retaining a degree of political muscle no longer enjoyed by much of the rest of the trade union movement.
The pattern of U.S. trade has shifted away from the most sensitive agricultural sectors, such as sugar and dairy production, to include more high-value products.
The strongest gains came in two of the most economically sensitive sectors: construction, and leisure and hospitality.
They have even been joined by technology stocks, one of the most cyclically sensitive sectors in Asia.
