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Example sentences for: sanction

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Would not use food as a unilateral sanction or diplomatic weapon.
The cultural perception of what is taboo changes, from the Victorian avoidance of a word like leg , to the current sanction of television advertising of gear for the incontinent and menstruating, to the blatant public discussion of rape, incest, and other actions formerly anathema.
Perhaps to give such pictures a classical sanction, he often borrowed the poses from well-known antique sculptures.
It seems reasonable to assume that racquetball will prevail and that paddle-ball will eventually lose its official sanction and will be confined to a few die-hard eccentrics.
And, how, given his Monica troubles, can President Clinton politically handle any eventual disciplinary sanction against Hale?