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Example sentences for: punitive

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The WP reports that despite revelations at last week's Senate fundraising hearings, President Clinton and his senior foreign policy advisors still believe that China did not have a plan to influence U.S. elections illegally, and hence that "there is so far no cause for taking punitive steps against Beijing."
• Eliminate punitive consequences to obtain accurate reporting;
H-2A aliens' fear of retaliation stems from observing punitive measures taken against fellow workers or from being told by the employer or the employer's agent not to talk to legal services.
In general, members were reluctant to share information due to concerns that an inadvertent release of this type of information could damage reputations; lower customer confidence; provide an advantage to competitors; and possibly negatively affect members' businesses and lead to punitive measures against an individual member or a member organization.
Opening with a female silhouette walking away from a punitive "personnel" sign, it follows her unsteady progress down a flight of stairs and uses a staccato colloquy between her colleagues to dramatize the injustice: