Kadyrov says there is information that all restrictions imposed on Chechnya will be lifted by the end of this month.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

Sharif then said he would defy a three-day house arrest imposed on him and his brother and journey out to meet his supporters.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

The price of a smoke varies widely across the United States, because each state sets the tax imposed on the retail sale of a pack of cigarettes.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

Both Canberra and Wellington warned the judges from Sri Lanka that if they took the posts in Fiji they would be subject to travel bans imposed on all senior officials in the military administration.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

It is like a miracle." African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra says the deal reached in Addis Ababa will not be enough to remove A.U.sanctions imposed on Madagascar because of the coup.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

The flotilla aimed to break a blockade that Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip in an effort to stop weapons from reaching the region that is controlled by the militant Hamas movement.

VOA: standard.2010.06.03

The IMF says it has introduced reforms called stand-by arrangements (SBA) that would provide flexibility in lending to poorer countries, but Griffiths says they too would come with preconditions not imposed on wealthier states.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

Several countries, including the United States and the European Union, have sanctions imposed on the military, while a broad range of countries, including Asian states,Singapore,Thailand, Indonesia and and the Philippines have called for Aung San Suu Kyi's release.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

The strategy includes an effort to draw attention to recent rate increases imposed on Americans by major health insurance companies, and the impact this has had on people the president has heard from directly in letters he reads each day.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

also imposed tariffs on steel tubes from China. The Ministry of Commerce says China "strongly opposes" the tire tariff.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

The U.N.Security Council has imposed three rounds of sanctions on Iran for refusing to stop enriching uranium at home.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

The U.S.and other Western nations have long imposed sanctions on the government, which he says have not worked.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

The United States,the European Union, and others imposed damaging sanctions on Burma for suppressing democracy and human rights.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

The U.S.has imposed economic sanctions on Burma's government, including an investment ban, because of the government's repressive policies.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15

The U.N.and U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, last month, to force it to stop enriching uranium for its controversial nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

There are strict measures of financial accountability, but the Congress has imposed those on the U.S.executive branch,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

The EU also dropped remaining sanctions imposed against Uzbekistan, following a 2005 crackdown on an uprising there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy early Tuesday, even after the interim government imposed a ban on public gatherings and a curfew.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

The U.S.imposed an economic embargo on Cuba in the early 1960s when it moved toward Communism and aligned with Russia during the Cold War.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

The African Union suspended Mauritania and imposed a travel ban on members of the military government after General Aziz ignored its call to reinstate Mr.Abdallahi.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

But Israel says the Palestinians imposed an unacceptable precondition namely,a complete freeze on settlement expansion.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

The United Nations has already imposed three sets of sanctions on Iran related to its nuclear activities, and pressure appears to be mounting for a fourth.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Judge Mayer Joffe imposed the 15-year sentence on former national police chief Jackie Selebi, calling him an embarrassment to his country and the officers who served under him.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

The United Nations Security Council later imposed sanctions on Pyongyang, which have impeded its efforts to sell conventional weapons abroad, a major source of income for the cash-strapped nation.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

The African Union has imposed sanctions and travel restrictions on the government of General Aziz, and the European Union is threatening to do the same if democracy is not restored.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Trade war?In September, Washington slapped tariffs on tire imports from China, and just last week, imposed new duties on the import of a key Chinese steel product to the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

"Let us settle it, expand and love our homeland." Mr.Netanyahu reluctantly imposed a partial freeze on West Bank construction under pressure from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

This is clear that this was a mistake,". He added that incidents such as this one are rare, especially after the United States imposed new restrictions on air strikes in an effort to avoid civilian casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07