I'll give you a question, please answer with step-by-step reasoning process. The sanctions against the school were a punishing blow, and they seemed to what the efforts the school had made to change?\nOptions:\n- ignore\n- enforce\n- authoritarian\n- yell at\n- avoid

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Sanctions against school shows that the school's efforts were ignored. Efforts can be ignored when decision are against it.
The answer: ignore.
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