Sentence examples of "impose sanction" in English

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The government decided to impose a special tax on very high incomes. Die Regierung hat beschlossen, eine spezielle Steuer auf sehr hohe Einkommen einzuführen.
His father would never sanction his engagement to a girl who did not share the same religious beliefs as their family. Sein Vater würde niemals seine Verlobung mit einem Mädchen billigen, das nicht die religiösen Überzeugungen seiner Familie teilte.
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