31.   But sanctions are rarely effective.

32.   But the U.N. sanctions were just as certainly a factor in the Iraqi ultimatum.

33.   But there will be no sanctions from the league.

34.   But the United States has been cautious and has hinted that one criterion for easing sanctions might be a North Korean willingness to curtail its missile program.

35.   But those sanctions were minor compared with what the administration would be required to do by law if Beijing had sent complete missile systems.

36.   Coastal Chairman Oscar Wyatt Jr. has argued the sanctions are ineffective and not in the best interests of the U.S.

37.   Court officials could not say exactly how frequent sanctions are, and lawyers say the sanctions are more often in the hundreds of dollars, rather than the thousands.

38.   Cuban officials argued that because the sanctions had been a response to the exodus, they had no place now that the migration problem was under control.

39.   Criminal sanctions were ridiculous, she said.

40.   Depending on how long the sanctions would be in effect, their impact on Northwest trade with Japan could be profound.