71.   The United Nations and other groups have charged that such acts were done with the tacit sanction of Croatian authorities.

72.   Washington has long offset the EU ban with sanctions of its own on EU pasta, tomato paste and citrus fruit.

73.   Winner said the NCAA does not recognize sanctions of other federations.

74.   But, under a single currency, the main sanction of financial markets would be to push up interest rates on national debt instruments.

75.   China has warned that it will retaliate with sweeping sanctions of its own if Washington goes through with its threat.

76.   China too has vowed to retaliate with sanctions of its own if the United States makes good on its threat.

77.   China has threatened to counter with sanctions of its own.

78.   Taiwan is striving to get off a Washington watchlist that could lead to retaliatory sanctions of the kind threatened against China for breaching intellectual property rights.

79.   The latest Chinese criticism came after the government warned it would retaliate with sweeping sanctions of its own if Washington went ahead with a threat to impose sanctions.