In any case, sanctions affected China's relations with only a relatively small number of countries.

If fully imposed, the sanctions would affect $150 million in American exports.

How would economic sanctions affect political reform in China?

The sanction would not necessarily affect a doctor's license to practice medicine.

The sanctions do not affect land and sea routes in and out of Libya.

It is a matter of information how the sanctions would affect after one or two or three months.

"I think that the only people whom sanctions will affect are the privileged ones," she said.

Iran has warned that any sanctions against it could affect oil prices.

The sanctions affect the planned launches of seven commercial satellites on Chinese rockets.

The sanctions that we introduced do not actually affect the general public.