Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad commented on the significance of the summit in Iran: "Certain NAM states too have upheld sanctions against Iran which is a totally unwise move because the sanctions are not on part of the UN, rather unilaterally levelled by the U.S.

Differences between the Soviet Union and the United States on when to use force to uphold economic sanctions against Iraq are troublesome.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association today upheld sanctions against Cleveland State University for recruiting violations in its dealings with Manute Bol and two other prospective basketball players from Africa.

Also: American courts have upheld similar sanctions against Communist countries at least four times from Harry Truman's time to Ronald Reagan's.

On Tuesday, the N.C.A.A.'s infractions appeals committee upheld bowl bans for Alabama (two years) and Kentucky (one year) as well as other sanctions.

Pursuant to Security Council resolutions, we dispatched forces to defend and to deter, and to uphold economic sanctions.

Similarly, the courts have upheld professional sanctions against teachers and school counsellors for writing letters to newspapers that are found to be discriminatory, limiting their freedom of expression and religion on the basis of maintaining "a school system that is free from bias, prejudice and intolerance."

The Soviet Union, which voted at the United Nations early Saturday to allow members' warships to use force to uphold sanctions against Iraq, said it would not do so itself.

Earlier this week, in the first state high court ruling upholding criminal sanctions in such cases, the South Carolina Supreme Court said that a woman whose baby was born with traces of cocaine in its system could be charged with child abuse.

At a special session of the lower house of Parliament on Saturday, Russian deputies, in a nonbinding ballot, voted to release Russia from its pledge to uphold sanctions against Yugoslavia.