1.   A number of owners and league executives, including Mara, have said that commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who levied the sanctions, was too lenient.

2.   According to Moran, the USOC will determine on Tuesday what, not if, sanctions will be levied against the American team.

3.   Compounding the problem for Washington, its main allies in Europe have indicated that they will not follow its lead in levying broad sanctions.

4.   If billing errors remain high, additional sanctions could be levied.

5.   In addition to squeezing international financing, the White House threatened to levy trade sanctions on Colombia unless the country improves its counter-narcotics efforts.

6.   In response, many countries have threatened to levy trade sanctions against U.S. products, new visa requirements for U.S. tourists or both.

7.   It would also have prevented the federal government from levying retroactive sanctions on New York for the practice.

8.   Japan, in turn, threatened to retaliate if America levied sanctions.

9.   No sanctions were levied in the areas of scouting or player development, particularly because the offense took place under the previous regime.

10.   On his return, Dole argued against levying economic sanctions on Iraq.