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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Does "built waivers into the sanctions regime" mean "made waivers an integral part of the sanctions system"?

Context:

Western governments have built waivers into the sanctions regime– aimed at persuading Tehran to curb its nuclear programme – in an effort to ensure that essential medicines get through, but those waivers are not functioning, as they conflict with blanket restrictions on banking, as well as bans on "dual-use" chemicals which might have a military applicati

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/13/iran-lifesaving-drugs-international-sanctions
  

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