imposition
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"I think the family tax, the family farm imposition, was a mistake," the former Labour minister said, adding it "touched a nerve".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
For Antigone this is an imposition of political power over divine law, and she puts her life on the line to uphold her obligation to her family and faith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
On aggregate, the imposition of the new levies appears “digestible,” Kavcic said, and will increase the effective U.S. tariff rate on Canadian goods to 7.5% from about 5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Discretion that is “suitably directed and limited” would “ensure … the sentencing authority is apprised of the information relevant to the imposition of sentence and provided with standards to guide its use of that information.”
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
“One hand here, one hand there, that’s it. Frightful imposition, I know. Ridiculously grateful.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
The film is lightning in a bottle, magic that only stands to have its smoke dispersed and mirrors cracked by the unnecessary impositions of the dreaded Hollywood sequel.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
That heritage gave both him and the backcountry settlers he epitomized their combative sense of equality and dignity—rooted in the history of British impositions on their ancestral lands in Ulster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
“We don’t want impositions on the Mercosur,” Lula said in a live broadcast on social media.
From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023
It is time to protect everyone, including the fools, from their own foolish behavior, and put an end to the impositions.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
Even the most ardent anticommunists among them regarded the oath as an uncomfortable reminder of the impositions on academic freedom they had suffered in their homelands.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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