Assertion: sanction | /r/HasProperty | tool
Facets:
value: for others
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for coercing good behavior
type: PURPOSE
value: throughout the twentieth century
type: TEMPORAL
value: simply
type: MANNER
value: in international relations
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In international relations, sanctions are a tool that nations and nongovernmental agencies use to influence or to punish other nations or non-state actors.
text: They are simply a tool for coercing good behavior.
text: Sanctions also have been a tool for others throughout the twentieth century.