And economic sanctions are themselves a blunt instrument that sometimes harm the people more than the rulers. Stopping oil supplies may have just that effect.
有时候经济制裁工具本身带给人民的伤害远大于对制裁者的效果,而中断原油供应恰巧可以达到上述效果。
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In 1995, when the ban went into effect, the only instrument allowed in the Cumberland prison was the harmonica, but inmates who already had a guitar or electronic keyboard were allowed to keep them.