impose on
Example Sentences
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The plan to impose on British courts a tight interpretation of the right to family life, Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, is a key ingredient of the package.
From BBC
They said they “strongly oppose this radical green speech mandate that California seeks to impose on companies.”
From Los Angeles Times
She is worried about the stresses such winds would impose on the main columns.
Opened in 1914, the canal reminds us that the linkages we impose on the landscape are not neutral or necessarily equitable but entail value judgments as well as winners and losers.
A federal appeals court struck down the rule in July, finding that the FTC failed to properly consider the costs it would impose on businesses.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
