經濟制裁不能阻礙那個國家的發展。 The economic sanctions could not prevent the development of that country.
西方各國對這個國家實行了嚴厲制裁。 Western nations imposed tough sanctions on the country.
政府現在急欲削減該項逆差，乃以經濟制裁威脅日本。最后令（美國）再也不能容忍的事件就是：摩托羅拉公司未能爭取到較大的日本手提電話市場。 The Administration is now threatening economic sanctions against Japan in a desperate attempt to reduce that deficit. The [last] straw that broke the camel's back was the failure of the Motorola Co. to win a large share of the Japanese cellular phone market.
