Sentence examples for possibility of sanctions from inspiring English sources

One Iraqi official, momentarily out of earshot of his colleagues, sighed when asked about the possibility of sanctions being eased.

Libya's ambassador to the European Union, Hamed al-Hudhairy, on hand for the verdict, said he thought there was "no possibility of sanctions being re-imposed".

Budget rules will perhaps be relaxed temporarily so that countries can run deficits of more than 3% of gross domestic product without facing the possibility of sanctions.

Although Stern made some vague threats and held out the possibility of sanctions, "I really didn't have to twist arms," he said.

In part, it was acting to head off the possibility of sanctions, including heavy fines, that could be imposed by the European Commission.

Washington, which consistently opposes killing whales for scientific research, is reviewing the remote possibility of sanctions, even though Iceland is breaking no laws.

"We have very little, if any, possibility of sanctioning those countries that break the rules," she said.

A6 Iran Prepares for Sanctions Iran is transferring its assets out of European banks as the possibility of economic sanctions over its nuclear program looms, according to the governor of the nation's Central Bank.

A Washington/Post ABC poll, which outlined the deal as aiming "to lift economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for Iran agreeing not to produce nuclear weapons" and cited the possibility of further sanctions if the country doesn't comply, found 56percentt of Americans in favor of the deal.

The court left open the possibility of disciplinary sanctions.

President Obama himself had raised the possibility of such sanctions during the 2008 campaign.