1.   But American officials say that verification system, put in place a few months ago to deal with the sanctions violations, has already broken down.

2.   To mitigate the effects of the Greek embargo, the United Nations and Western governments are ignoring the wide-scale sanctions violations by Macedonia.

3.   A Treasury Department spokeswoman, Beth Weaver, said she was unaware of any indictment stemming from a sanctions violations involving Malta-based companies.

4.   As a result, the fleet of Western warships that monitors Gulf waters for sanctions violations has also increased its activities, Gradeck said.

5.   Ayafor noted that Bah was mentioned in reports on sanctions violations in Liberia and Sierra Leone, though not in relation to any dealings with al-Qaida.

6.   The resolution urges all countries to take immediate steps to prevent sanctions violations and punish any individuals or organizations that break the embargoes.

7.   The resolution also urges all countries to take immediate steps to prevent sanctions violations and punish any individuals or organizations that break the embargoes.

8.   The Council rallied to arguments by China, Egypt, France and Russia whose envoys pointed out that UN resolutions were too ambiguous to point to a sanctions violation.