31.   The deal implies that Washington will now drop its threatened sanctions against Japanese luxury automobile imports.

32.   The ILO plans to assess the practical implementation and the impact of various laws and measures announced by the government to stop forced labor in response to threatened sanctions.

33.   The EU says it will not negotiate over the real issues involved in the banana dispute while the threatened sanctions hang over its head.

34.   The group set a new eight-day deadline for the release, and threatened economic sanctions if the sides stalled.

35.   The result came amid intense international pressure for a second-round vote, including threatened sanctions from the United States.

36.   The United States, Australia and New Zealand have all threatened sanctions if Fiji is not returned to democratic rule.

37.   The United States finally called off threatened sanctions after China made new commitments to close illegal factories and open domestic markets to U.S. producers.

38.   They called for threatened sanctions if China did not make progress in shutting down illegal manufacturers and halting the trade.

39.   Threatened sanctions by both sides were averted only after China agreed in February to U.S. demands for better enforcement of laws protecting copyrights, trademarks and patents.

40.   Threatened sanctions for the nuclear tests are not a concern for Pakistan, Ayub said.