Sentence examples for punitive moves from inspiring English sources

Market corrections, rather than punitive moves aimed at individuals, are the only way to tackle what has become, in economic as well as in social terms, a very real crisis.

Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the UN, made clear she would urging fresh punitive moves, saying the US would seek "a strong resolution with strong measures"." All eyes will now be turning to China, North Korea's biggest ally, which has in the past been wary to tighten the screw on its neighbour.

But with Russia and China reluctant to endorse harsher sanctions against Iran, and with oil prices at record levels, assuaging the pain of Iran's damaged economy, Western officials are examining other punitive moves against Iran that could be taken by a "coalition of the willing" outside the United Nations.

But this message does not seem to have got through to the papers who are presenting it as a punitive move, such as a "crackdown" (in the Daily Mail's headline) or an attack on "workshy Brits" (in the Sun's story).

"There will be a time and a place to deal with the consequences and the repercussions of Russia's actions," a White House spokesman, Gordon D. Johndroe, said on Friday, declining to rule in or out a punitive move against Russia's seat in the G-8.

The Israeli government's first punitive move was to stop the transfer of about $400m £270mm) in tax revenues collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) between January and March 2015.

All the while, the split between Hamas and Fatah has deepened: last year, the PA stopped paying Israel for electricity to Gaza in a punitive move to squeeze Hamas out.

Yes, it was a moronic move from a paranoid imbecile with iMovie and a copy of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion to post shit like that to a jury, but it was also a moronically punitive move by a paranoid state with lots of prisons and no sense of perspective.

Mr. Netanyahu's punitive, shortsighted moves threaten to crush the Palestinian Authority, and its president, Mahmoud Abbas, who has recognized Israel's right to exist and represents the only credible peace negotiator.

Certainly there seems to be a disconnect between a justice secretary planning new-style "secure colleges", promising no bars at the windows and "education at the heart of custody", and then punitive throwback moves such as this.

Factor in exorbitant childcare costs and the tax credit cuts George Osborne announced and it's clear how punitive the move will end up being for struggling working families.