Sentence examples for were sanctioned for from inspiring English sources
In 1924 the Winter Games were sanctioned for winter sports.
A quiet man, someone I knew from my time at the food bank, hanged himself after his benefits were sanctioned for the second time.
In the spring semester alone, 6 of Alfred's 12 Greek organizations (8 fraternities and 4 sororities) were sanctioned for violating university regulations.
Figures released by the department in November last year showed that in the year to October 2013, unemployed people were sanctioned for "misconduct" 242,973 times.
Most of the Russian politicians were sanctioned for supporting the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine on 1 March, the list said.
The lack of compassion in the system is breathtaking, demonstrated by two of my constituents who were sanctioned for attending family funerals, despite notifying the jobcentre.
He also has never been sanctioned for a doping violation.
A woman was sanctioned for attending cancer treatment.
It's true that claimants are sanctioned for piffling reasons.
None of the three has previously been sanctioned for doping.
Hill had been sanctioned for missing a job centre appointment.
