Assertion: sanction | /r/HasProperty | aimed
Facets:
value: at preventing weapons
type: PURPOSE
value: largely
type: DEGREE
value: at hurting the russian economy
type: PURPOSE
value: at restricting u.s. transactions
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: at strangling the economy of iran
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: On 18 January 2012 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that sanctions are aimed at strangling the economy of Iran and would create much discontent toward Western nations, and potentially provoke a negative recourse.
text: Bolton said the sanction was "aimed at restricting U.S. transactions with the bank and cutting off the bank's access to U.S. currency", and "meant to be a warning to others, including Russia, against deploying military assets to Venezuela.
text: The sanctions were largely aimed at hurting the Russian economy.
text: Sanctions may also be aimed at preventing weapons from falling into the wrong hands, disrupting terrorist operations, or trying to change the policies and actions of the ‘target’ (see ‘targeting sanctions’).