| sanction be | 30.22 | Sanctions are likely. | ||
| sanction include | 8.03 | The sanctions include an oil embargo. | ||
| sanction remain | 6.91 | The U.N. sanctions remain. | ||
| sanction ban | 5.07 | The sanctions ban oil exports. | ||
| sanction impose | 4.08 | Sanctions imposed on Sierra Leone. | ||
| sanction have | 3.95 | It is unclear what effect new sanctions would have. | ||
| sanction bar | 3.49 | The sanctions bar exports. | ||
| sanction hurt | 3.16 | Sanctions hurt Iraqi civilians. | ||
| sanction prevent | 3.09 | The sanctions prevent Iraq from exporting its oil. | ||
| sanction cause | 2.76 | The sanctions have caused severe food shortages. | ||
| sanction take | 2.70 | Still, the sanctions have taken their toll. | ||
| sanction prohibit | 2.37 | U.N. sanctions prohibit flights to or from Libya. | ||
| sanction affect | 2.24 | The sanctions also would affect five Chinese citizens. | ||
| sanction go | 2.04 | Trade sanctions would not go unnoticed in Israel. | ||
| sanction apply | 1.71 | The sanctions apply only to Serbia. | ||
| sanction come | 1.65 | The sanctions come up for review this month. | ||
| sanction continue | 1.51 | Sanctions continue to gut the intellectual life here. | ||
| sanction end | 1.38 | Sanctions would not end until all conditions were met. | ||
| sanction violate | 1.38 | Tokyo says the sanctions violate international trade rules. | ||
| sanction limit | 1.32 | And U.N. sanctions limited their ability to repair those facilities. |