| punishing sanction | 2.24 | The action prompted the United States and other countries to announce punishing sanctions. | ||
| punishing airstrikes | 1.32 | Perhaps the punishing NATO airstrikes were the last straw. | ||
| punishing schedule | 1.32 | Wang has a punishing schedule. | ||
| punishing air | 1.12 | The punishing NATO air strikes. | ||
| punishing company | 1.12 | He also called for punishing companies that build illegally. | ||
| punishing trade | 0.92 | Last year Eritrea introduced its own currency, leading to a punishing trade war. | ||
| punishing attack | 0.59 | He, more than Saddam Hussein, may have saved them from two punishing attacks. | ||
| punishing strike | 0.53 | Kuwaitis want more than punishing strikes against Iraq. | ||
| punishing blow | 0.46 | The Rangers had Wells in trouble a couple of times but failed to deliver a punishing blow. | ||
| punishing people | 0.46 | He believes, for instance, that punishing people for criminal behavior must be an absolute goal of society. | ||
| punishing defense | 0.39 | Unfortunately, they face a Saints team that has a punishing defense. | ||
| punishing loss | 0.39 | IMF supporters say that most investors have taken punishing losses. | ||
| punishing raid | 0.39 | To the northeast, U.S. bombers fly their most punishing raids in weeks. | ||
| punishing runner | 0.39 | Bettis is a punishing runner who wears down opponents. | ||
| punishing criminal | 0.33 | Traumatized, young Bruce vowed to avenge their deaths by punishing criminals everywhere. | ||
| punishing ground | 0.33 | The punishing ground game had another pleasant side benefit. | ||
| punishing hit | 0.33 | How will McEwan respond to a punishing hit? | ||
| punishing offender | 0.33 | These police roam the streets of Kabul publicly punishing offenders. | ||
| punishing offensive | 0.33 | Karadzic, however, coupled his peace plea with threats against the army, on punishing offensives in north and central Bosnia. | ||
| punishing pace | 0.33 | Four marriages crumbled under the punishing pace. |