The problem of the extent to which character education can be divorced from social sanctions is both real and impossible to assess.

His main hope was to win relief from international sanctions imposed against Serbia in retaliation for its war role.

Miami emerged from sanctions to reel off 34 straight wins.

But some industry groups still worry that their members will suffer from sanctions.

In third world countries it is always the poor, not those in power, who suffer most from economic sanctions.

The most significant pressure from outside came from boycotts and sanctions.

But Liberia may have little to lose from sanctions.

Nothing concentrates the mind like suffering from sanctions, and seeing a military option.

Some critics accuse the Government of trying to buy more time from sanctions and other international pressure.

Clearly spelling out the steps needed to win relief from sanctions can motivate at least some countries to change their offending behavior.