"Sanctions have had a real effect on the performance of our industries, mining manufacturing, we can't get spare parts, we can't get credit lines and we are blocked in regard to aid from the World Bank and IMF."

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

It's like if you have a son or a daughter who wants to buy a car but doesn't have good enough credit to get a loan.

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For example, if you don't pay your bills, you won't be able to get credit.

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"The way that history works, you don't get a lot of credit for what didn't happen, " Cheney says, referring to Rumsfeld's departure.

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