The vote came as the North Korean regime threatened a “pre-emptive nuclear strike” on the United States. China and Russia joined the United States in a unanimous vote to impose sanctions that the U.S. Ambassador to the UN https://2009-%2A%2A%2A%2A-usun.state.gov/remarks/5664 would “bite hard” for North Korean officials.
Developments last weekend in New York? No, it was March 2013 when the Obama administration http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/2094(2013) unanimous support at the UN Security Council for yet another round of multilateral sanctions on North Korea in response to that country’s third nuclear test.
What does 'bite hard' mean?
contraposition What does 'bite hard' mean? I thought you would be able to figure this one out yourself, contraposition! bite hard ~ bring the upper and lower teeth together quickly with great force Saying that the sanctions would "bite hard" therefore means that the sanctions would create a great deal of pain (for the North Koreans).
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contrapositionWhat does 'bite hard' mean?
I thought you would be able to figure this one out yourself, contraposition!