41.   The First Amendment protects Americans from punitive action by government, not from the contempt or rejection of their countrymen.

42.   The deputy, the memo states, had also informed Islamic Jihad members in advance of planned arrests and other punitive actions against them.

43.   The league, meanwhile, will talk to Domi while it considers punitive action against him.

44.   The ministers have broad power to take punitive action.

45.   The police stood by, but took no punitive action against dealers or addicts, despite federal Swiss laws prohibiting the sale or use of narcotics.

46.   The president, however, can issue waivers to prevent punitive actions.

47.   The U.S. maintains it has broad and strong backing in the region for punitive action against Saddam.

48.   Their failure to agree will set in motion a series of punitive actions by the United States.

49.   There are already signs that owners are cooling off and the threat of punitive action against Davis seems more unlikely as time passes.

50.   This has generated sharp criticism from other nations, particularly in Europe, where there have been calls for punitive actions.