Word: slap
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...private firms. Most important, by leading his country into the European Community, Gonzalez has opened large new markets for Spain's companies. One unfortunate side effect -- for the U.S., at least -- is that E.C. rules require Spain to boost its tariffs on American grain. The U.S. has threatened to slap a 200% punitive tariff on such European products as Gouda cheese...
...largest and most highly publicized group to do so. And even though the 50 represented a tiny fraction of the hundreds of thousands of people who have left Russia in the last two decades, the existence of even a small number of people wanting to return seemed a slap in the face. The whole scenario strained credibility: How could anyone voluntarily give up American freedom for Soviet totalitarianism...
Ultimately, the penalties against Continental were no more than a mild slap. The FAA fined the airline less than $100,000 for three of the violations, and allowed the others to be corrected after warning letters. In contrast to the Continental experience, Alaska Airlines had 90 pilots grounded in 1984 for similar training violations. The FAA also fined the smaller airline a stiff...
...think a nativity scene is a slap in the face to any groups or religions," Danehy said. "It's to celebrate the coming of the 25th of the year, it's for kids...
None of the above. Officials at the Marshall Space Center recently announced that the maximum "fee reduction" which Morton-Thiokol would receive is $10 million. That's one-tenth of Ivan Boesky's fine. It's not nearly severe enough to be called a slap on the wrist...