11.   The United States slapped restrictions on India after the tests, most of which were lifted last year.

12.   More than a dozen countries slapped varying restrictions on trade and travel to and from India in a bid to prevent a spread of the disease.

13.   Several other countries have slapped varying restrictions on India because of the outbreak of extremely virulent pneumonic plague.

14.   The Indian government has slapped restrictions on aggressive transnational firms seeking controlling interests in local subsidiaries by acquiring additional equity cheaply.