"Our marvelous sanctions forced their hand - forced them to go where they are today."

It was sold up to 1991, when economic sanctions against Yugoslavia forced its withdrawal from the American market.

French officials have confirmed that the three governments may adopt sanctions to force President Mobutu out of office.

That was contrary to the hard-line American position to use sanctions to force the tyrant from power.

The Baghdad official declared that sanctions would "never force Iraq to give up its aims."

Unless the sanctions force the Haitian military to yield power, officials say they will have to develop a strategy to deal with the refugee problem.

Although sanctions may not force an economy to crumble, they can make the cost of doing business more expensive.

Some of Panama's 130 banks reopened today for the first time since economic sanctions by the United States forced them to close 46 days ago.

The new sanctions won't force Noriega out, because he's shown he doesn't care what happens to the economy.

Therefore, sanctions may not improve the situation at all and may force children into even worse working conditions.