Sentence examples for soft sanction from inspiring English sources

Black was lucky to get such a soft sanction from the judicial panel - it amounted to him missing three games - and even luckier that his manager was so understanding and so forgiving.

On the other hand, if he fails to win softer sanctions Iran could try to bring things to a head more quickly.

But what is clear now, is that Britain's soft approach on sanctions was exactly why Renwick was welcome at apartheid-era Tuynhuys (the Cape Town office of the President), which did mean he was able to play the role of intermediary he so desired.

In Economic Sanctions vs. Soft Power (pp. 71-110).

Under threat of sanctions for being soft on terrorist groups, and facing conflict with India, Pakistani officials insist that change will happen.

"GPs are being advised to apply vigorous tests on patients to see if drugs will be effective before prescribing them; and the health regulator, NICE, has even suggested that soft touch doctors should be sanctioned for over-prescribing.

Possible sanctions ranged from soft measures such as 'double-checking the care institution' to stricter measures such as 'closing the care institution'.

As one can see, Iran used both top-down and bottom-up approach to utilize its soft power and exert influence before sanctions were lifted.

As an Iranian official once said to me, the reason behind Iran's growing presence in the region despite the sanctions and isolation were "soft power accompanied with patience".

He defended the EU's "calibrated" approach to the situation in Ukraine from criticism it was being too soft on Russia, saying "far-reaching" economic sanctions would result in the event of a substantial further escalation.

Beijing blocks or soft- pedals Washington-backed sanctions after Kim Jong-il's military dictatorship torpedoes a South Korean warship or tests another nuclear device.