Word: sanction
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...year ban plus a hefty six-figure fine sounds about right. As hosts of Euro 2004, the Portuguese have a responsibility to live up to the best traditions of the game. If they won't do it voluntarily, perhaps they can be persuaded by the fear of sanction...
...India charges that despite his declarations, Musharraf is continuing to sanction terror attacks from Pakistani-controlled territory. Indian commentators suggest that the general may be trying to divert hostility to his support for the Americans in Afghanistan by channeling the extremists' energies towards India. But even if he were doing his level best to stop such attacks, Pakistan's militant Islamists may well learn from the experience of their Palestinian cousins. Hamas and Islamic Jihad long ago learned that attacking Yasser Arafat directly would earn them the ire of the Palestinian people, and that the best way to challenge Arafat...
Hanson said he supports divestment as a necessary sanction of Israel for its occupation and continued violation of U.N. resolutions...
...waiting policemen, the abbot decides Charoen should be disrobed and expelled for improper begging. The legal penalty is only $4.50 for the first offense. Repeat offenders can get a year in jail, but that's rare. The monks want the law toughened. In the meantime, the only sanction they can truly rely on is shame. It does work for some. While the abbot drones an incantation, two monks strip Charoen of his robes. Given some cheap gray civvies and a bit of his ill-gotten cash and food, he's cast out from the order. As he walks away from...
...world we live in may sanction and even encourage the type of treatment that Pomey and Gomes have received from the Harvard press, but in the end that alone does not justify it. While the rules of the game might entitle The New York Times to objectify Pomey and Gomes in the name of good journalism, it does not mean that we need to embrace similar standards within our community. As college students we possess the unique combination of professional-level skills without real world pressure to use them. We are insulated from the demands of profit and job performance...