Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with sanction in American Collocation
sanction
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
strict
The country was already in the midst of a humanitarian disaster caused by 12 years of crippling sanctions.
economic
The League had imposed economic sanctions on Italy for the invasion of Abyssinia.
from one/more than one country
Without international sanctions, they will be able to allocate greater financial and human resources to their nuclear program.
impose sanctions
United Nations trade sanctions were slapped on Baghdad after its 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
end sanctions
The deals can not be implemented until sanctions are lifted.
make sanctions less strict
The President announced his decision to ease some sanctions against North Korea.
make sanctions more strict
When the West tightens sanctions against Iraq, the people suffer.
threaten sanctions
The European Union threatened sanctions should they refuse to stop enriching uranium.
not obey sanctions
He refused to say whether Washington believed the visit had in fact violated the sanctions.
make sure someone obeys sanctions
The ILO does not have the power to enforce sanctions to ensure that labour rights are recognised around the globe.
agree/disagree with sanctions
I oppose the sanctions on humanitarian grounds.