1.   The government stated its willingness to abide by the UN sanctions policy, but sought to postpone their application for as long as possible.

2.   Because of the political considerations, the smuggling continues and underscores a quandary confronting the Bush administration as it shapes its sanctions policy.

3.   Agricultural groups suggested that some foreign countries may cite U.S. sanctions policy as a reason they should be allowed to retain their own market barriers to agricultural trade.

4.   But Arabs feel much more sympathy for Iraqis than for their leader, and even Saudi Arabia has recently floated ideas about a change in sanctions policy.

5.   But he criticized the sanctions policy as constructed.

6.   But U.N. officials recently proposed that the limit be doubled in value to alleviate the deprivations resulting from the sanctions policy.

7.   His administration has pledged to support broader reform of sanctions policy.

8.   However economists are joining the governments of Russia, France and most Arab countries in calling for a rethink on the nearly seven-year-old sanctions policy.

9.   House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, who opposes changing the sanctions policy, acknowledged as much in a briefing for reporters.

10.   In truth, there was simply not enough support for our sanction policies in the very region that stands the most to lose from a remilitarized Iraq.