Sentence examples for to sanctioning from inspiring English sources
noun
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
That's about as responsible a stakeholder as Beijing will ever be when it comes to sanctioning Iran.
Cyprus, backed strongly by Greece, was firmly opposed to sanctioning Assad personally and supported by Italy and Spain.
But there are hurdles to sanctioning Iran's central bank, because China, Japan and other countries rely on it to process transactions for purchases of oil.
This kind of action, however, could move North Korea closer to sanctioning capitalist-style markets and reforms, which it has long resisted.
In addition to sanctioning a mass-sterilization campaign, Gandhi ruled by decree between 1975 and 1977, a time when the government suspended civil liberties, censored the press, and arrested dissenters.
State Senator Marlon Kimpson said the calls for removal of the Confederate flag from the State House have grown so loud that legislators are committed to sanctioning its removal before state government takes summer vacation.
It refused to sanction the deal.
Judge Lewis declined to sanction anyone.
Without control, he is unlikely to sanction expansion.
Hence Parliament's refusal to sanction an attack on Syria.
But the German government is reluctant to sanction this.
