Sentence examples for sanctions issued from inspiring English sources

In 2013, the absolute number of sanctions issued by jobcentre staff hit the 1m mark.

The United States announced that it had lifted nine-year-old restrictions on the sale of American military equipment to Armenia and Azerbaijan, formalizing a temporary waiver of the sanctions issued in January by President Bush.

The two men were accused of dodging oil price controls, evading taxes on the profits, and violating, through their dealings with Iran during the hostage crisis, sanctions issued by President Jimmy Carter.

And while the United Nations resolutions did nothing to block the shipment of refined gasoline into Iran — a step China strongly opposed — the series of sanctions issued by a number of countries in recent weeks appeared to have halted some of those shipments.

24 December A fresh round of UN oil sanctions issued after last month's missile test is called an "act of war" by North Korea. 2 January South Korea offers talks with North Korea after Kim Jong-un says he is prepared to send athletes to next month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

He appeared angry that Mr. Sarkozy was effectively accusing China of lax regulation, and that the French leader was asking China to endorse sanctions issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a club of wealthy nations that Beijing has yet to join.

Adopting new sanctions, issuing harsh condemnations, and pulling out of negotiations with North Korea have yielded few results in the past.

North Korea reacted angrily to the new round of sanctions, issuing a vague threat against the U.S. through its official news agency.

He said the discrepancy between the ministerial assurances and the reality on the ground required him to seek fresh commitments from the government that the independent review into the sanctions regime would get to the bottom of every sanction issued.

Kofi Annan was involved, too, because it was a United Nations sanctions issue.

The sanctions issue is nevertheless a much hotter public issue in the United States than among Europeans, even inserting itself into the 2012 presidential election campaign.