Example sentences of "a [noun pl] embargo on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story starts in 1985 , when Britain put an arms embargo on Saddam 's military state . |
| 2 | I suggest that the best aid that could be given to East Timor would be an arms embargo on Indonesia until an independent United Nations inquiry has been held into the slaughter of many defenceless men , women and children by the Indonesian army . |
| 3 | The European Parliament called for an independent inquiry and proposed an arms embargo on Indonesia . |
| 4 | On Jan. 23 the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution imposing an arms embargo on Somalia , and urging all parties to end hostilities . |
| 5 | On March 9 Iran called on the UN to impose an arms embargo on the two states . |