Sentence examples for stiff measures from inspiring English sources
The deal calls for stiff measures that lift the veil of Swiss secrecy.
Barnier said he would announce "stiff measures" in November aimed at taming the power of the agencies.
Last November, the International Labor Organization, a United Nations affiliate based in Geneva with 175 member countries, called for stiff measures against Myanmar, formerly called Burma, because of the military government's practice of forcing villagers to do unpaid construction work.
The formal agreement, which was announced on Thursday by the Justice Department in Washington and which was presented by Swiss authorities on Friday, calls for stiff measures that lift the veil of Swiss banking secrecy.
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The official said that the Administration feels "vindicated" by this latest incident in its policy of taking stiff measures against Kadafi after being "scoffed at both publicly and by the inaction of other governments". Europeans refused to join the United States earlier this year in applying economic sanctions against Libya for its role in allegedly harboring the Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal.
He pours me a stiff measure.
Thus, an extremely stiff measuring concept was developed and integrated in a shear cutting tool.
And between Monday and Wednesday, Coughlin gained a stiff measure of resolve — and a sense of humor on the subject.
And finally, the resolution has been taken on an embargo, which is a very stiff measure, in reaction to the aggression.
The House has passed a stiff measure requiring the withdrawal of all American investments, while the Senate bill is less stringent.
