| impose sanction | 107.11 | The US imposed economic sanctions on Panama. | ||
| lift sanction | 98.75 | Does he want to lift UN sanctions? | ||
| ease sanction | 19.68 | Earlier this month Washington eased some sanctions. | ||
| face sanction | 17.51 | U.S. companies already face such sanctions. | ||
| threaten sanction | 16.66 | Yet more sanctions are threatened. | ||
| maintain sanction | 11.19 | The case for maintaining sanctions is clear. | ||
| suspend sanction | 11.06 | The sanctions were immediately suspended. | ||
| end sanction | 9.55 | That would have soon ended oil sanctions. | ||
| violate sanction | 7.83 | It cleared Rowland of violating the sanctions. | ||
| consider sanction | 7.77 | Washington is considering sanctions. | ||
| apply sanction | 6.65 | Japan has promised to apply UN sanctions if adopted. | ||
| oppose sanction | 6.45 | Russia opposes the sanctions. | ||
| tighten sanction | 6.45 | Council prepares to tighten sanctions. | ||
| keep sanction | 6.06 | U.N. inspector pressing to keep Iraqi sanctions. | ||
| slap sanction | 5.79 | U.S. slaps trade sanctions on Europe in food fight. | ||
| enforce sanction | 5.40 | The UN will have the job of enforcing the sanctions. | ||
| seek sanction | 4.81 | That could lead Washington to seek U.N. sanctions. | ||
| reimpose sanction | 4.74 | U.S. reimposes sanctions on Yugoslavia. | ||
| prolong sanction | 4.41 | Iraq has often blamed America for prolonging the sanctions. | ||
| announce sanction | 4.28 | Canada has announced unilateral sanctions. |