11.   U.S. officials also insist he is not a spy, and the Congress has threatened sanctions over the case.

12.   We threaten trade sanctions over it, but China knows better.

13.   A dozen federations have faced similar sanctions over the years, most of them over whether they give athletes a sufficient voice.

14.   Asian financial markets were already closed when India announced the tests, despite the threats of imminent sanctions over the tests on Monday.

15.   But senior Palestinian Cabinet minister Hanan Ashrawi said it was unfair for Pakistan to face international sanctions over its nuclear tests while Israel goes unscathed.

16.   But that nation was banned from international competition until late in the year as part of United Nations sanctions over the war in Bosnia.

17.   But the Clinton administration has denied that the Chinese have tied the sale to delaying threatened sanctions over Chinese piracy of U.S. movies, music and computer programs.

18.   China and the United States have been trading threats of sanctions over intellectual property rights protection for years.

19.   China is eager to join the World Trade Organization, which would bring guaranteed low tariffs and protection from trade sanctions over human rights and other issues.

20.   Chelsea avoided UEFA sanctions over the Bruges match because most of the incidents occurred away from the stadium.