Sentence examples for repercussions against from inspiring English sources

She could have been rescued, but she refused, fearing repercussions against the children.

He suggested there could be repercussions against the United States from other countries or groups such as Iran or Lebanon's Hezbollah.

Any official repercussions against Dr Jiang would be complicated by his status as a senior military officer and a Communist party member.

Within the C.I.A. and the military, concern about possible repercussions against interrogators has increased since 2004, when disclosure of the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and elsewhere prompted a tightening of the guidelines on interrogation.

Ijaz Gilani, a leading pollster, said: "If the fall of Kabul leads to a lot of bloodshed and fighting, there will be some serious repercussions against the Pakistani government.

The judge seemed especially angry over the way union members threatened unspecified repercussions against a small Manhattan furniture dealer, Scully and Scully, if that company continued its annual practice of donating a piece of furniture toward an auction that raised money for the Metropolitan Opera Guild, an affiliate of the Met that donates money to musical education.

–Provider interview 113 Barriers to care and reporting were also related to concerns of violent repercussions (including against health workers who provided care for survivors), if the perpetrator were to learn of a survivor's disclosure of violence.

Mr. Horowitz said that through the new position, department officials would be alerted to the possible repercussions of retaliation against whistleblowers.

Wright, a veteran foreign correspondent and the author of "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East" (2008), examines the causes and repercussions of revolts against autocratic rule in countries like Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen.

He said they may be fearful of repercussions for their violence against the civilian population.

Meanwhile, the finance ministry must balance these demands against the repercussions of inflation and revenue losses from duty cuts, on both growth and deficits.