Sentence examples for took punitive from inspiring English sources

In Bosnia, "the international community eventually took punitive action against the Serbs.

Without Matthew Upson, their England centre-half who failed a fitness test on his troublesome achilles, West Ham were disorganised and wide open at the back and Albion quickly took punitive advantage.

However, France's foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, said in March that his country might forego the deal if the UK took punitive measures against some of the pro-Putin oligarchs living in London.

One was the popularity of punishment when it was permitted: 84percentt punished defectors at least once, 34.3percenttookok punitive action five times or more and almost 10percentt punished the stingy 10 times or more.

As a result, her school took punitive action against her.

He took punitive measures against the Clan Douglas in the north, summarily executed John Armstrong of Liddesdale and carried out royal progresses to underline his authority.

Indeed, churches have taken punitive action on plagiarism.

She described her father as "very kind and gentle" and reluctant to take punitive measures.

The European Union has begun shunning the rebels and taking punitive actions against them.

Both the departments of state and defence need to take punitive actions against Pakistan.

Israel had been expected to take punitive measures following the UN vote.