Sentence examples for retaliate over from inspiring English sources

Despite the fact that Israel has no intention of attacking, said Dagan, the Syrians are likely to retaliate over even the smallest incident, which could lead to quick escalation.

WALL STREET JOURNAL   Spain Moves to Retaliate Over YPF Nationalization  |  Spain said it would aim to restrict imports of biodiesel fuel from Argentina, after the government in Buenos Aires decided to take control of a division of the Spanish oil company Repsol YPF, but the move was not as hard-hitting as Spain had threatened, The New York Times reports.

Temur Iakobashvili, Georgia's minister for re-integrating its separatist regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, said: "Russia's initial aim was to retaliate over Kosovo [claiming independence] and to stop Georgia joining Nato and, when the West showed its incapacity to act, Russia saw the possibility finally to annex these territories and redraw the borders of eastern Europe".

The Japanese government had said that it would decide by the end of this month whether to retaliate over the steel tariffs, but trade ministry officials said today that the government would probably need more time to consult with Japanese steel makers first.

Meanwhile, the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly warned that Syria's allies would retaliate over any military action against his country.

Despite their refusal to retaliate, over 150 students were eventually arrested for refusing to vacate store lunch counters when ordered to do so by police.

The US and the European Union have retaliated over the Crimea referendum by targeting sanctions against Russians and Ukrainians.

The furore is also likely to put further pressure on loyalist paramilitary leaders who have been arguing that loyalists refrain from retaliating over recent attacks by dissident republicans.

The US and the European Union retaliated over the Crimea referendum by targeting sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials on Monday, a move widely greeted with scepticism as "toothless".

The US and the EU retaliated over the referendum – which they consider to be illegal – by imposing sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials on Monday, a move widely seen as "toothless".

The nomination has been tied up in the Senate for nine months by a Republican legislator retaliating over the State Department's treatment of a whistle-blower at the United Nations.