Word: punishable
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Other regimes that have ruled illegally have justified their rule by arguments like yours. Syngman Rhee had an obedient police force, civil service and army in his hand, but you don't even command the loyalty of those forces." By giving a committee summary powers to investigate and punish police and army men, Inonu argued, the Democrats had "inevitably" proclaimed doubts of the officers' loyalties. "Those who seek to establish a coercive regime must believe that the Turkish nation is imbued with less self-respect than Korea," he cried...
Thus, the U.S. has a potent weapon to reward its friends and punish its enemies, a weapon that more than balances the problematical gains that might be had by abolishing the quotas altogether...
...night he ran away, Farmer Kolkman had decided to punish Bally for his impertinence in front of the government man by withholding Madame Kolkman's glasses indefinitely. After 50 years, this was too much for Bally to bear...
Even When It Hurts. Not content with these restrictions, Menderes has also seized control of newsprint supply, uses it to punish outspoken papers by reducing their quota. Similarly, he established a government agency to handle the placing of all newspaper ads. While private advertisers have successfully resisted strict government control over their ads, Menderes' men see to it that government advertising goes to his favorite publications. After the Ankara weekly Akis (Reflection) criticized a public official, its government ad quota dropped to zero...
...record indicates that nobody has ever been made to pay the penalty. The ban's purpose is not to punish but to deter...