11.   The sanctions also affect companies that do business in India, and they cancel licenses of American arms companies to export munitions to India and block pending licenses.

12.   The U.S. sanctions are also affecting the European market itself.

13.   U.S. energy companies said it was too early to tell how they would be affected by sanctions.

14.   Walking through the hospitals and just walking down the street, there is no doubt that the sanctions have affected the country very severely.

15.   A French spokesman Wednesday said France will quickly retaliate if French companies are affected by the sanctions.

16.   Albright also suggested that Washington was cool to a French proposal to send a U.N. team to Iraq to see how U.N. sanctions have affected the Iraqi people.

17.   Another member, Ellen Barfield from Baltimore, Maryland, said another delegation came here in November and reported that U.N. economic sanctions have badly affected health conditions.

18.   As for Iran, he said the new sanctions will not affect the recent easing of U.S. imports on such items as caviar, pistachios and carpets.

19.   De Charette did not disclose details of the legislation but said it would let French businesses seek recourse if they are affected by the U.S. sanctions.

20.   Four visiting African presidents have called on U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to send a special team to Libya to see how U.N. sanctions are affecting the people.