1.   Our precedents have likewise characterized criminal forfeiture as an aspect of punishment imposed following conviction of a substantive criminal offense.

2.   Sharif and his ministers made their decision with knowledge that international economic punishment would follow.

3.   The punishment followed the sentencing of Gao Yu last month to six years in prison.

4.   The court punishments followed a demonstration in downtown Moscow on Sunday by the radical Democratic Union on behalf of Viktor Orekhov, whom they claim is a political prisoner.

5.   The ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he did not know whether further punishment would follow, or when the ban would be lifted.

6.   The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he did not know whether further punishment would follow.

7.   The punishments followed several warnings by the military to the board that it should take the necessary measures against adical Islamic broadcasts.

8.   The punishment follows investigations by the Brewers and the Class AA Southern League.

9.   More serious punishment may follow the results of a detailed audit expected to be completed at the end of the month, the spokeswoman said.