The phrase "ago imposed" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be a combination of two separate concepts that do not logically fit together.
Example: "The regulations were imposed long ago."
Alternatives: "previously enforced" or "established in the past."
The government long ago imposed exchange controls and price controls on staples.
The budget a year ago imposed big spending cuts that fell most heavily on Australians least able to bear them.
The United States and the European Union long ago imposed their own sanctions on Syria — the American penalties were toughened on Wednesday — and they are having an effect.
Court battles and a scramble to secure execution drugs after a sales ban a few years ago imposed by makers, mostly in Europe, have left about eight states, most notably Texas, Florida and Missouri, as those that conduct executions.
The EU took strong exception to the Freedom party's inclusion in Austria's coalition government 16 years ago, imposing a range of diplomatic sanctions and effectively placing the country in quarantine.
It's really not any different from the multistate tobacco settlement of some years ago, which imposed some minor reforms on the tobacco industry along with a giant financial penalty.
Portugal is no doubt furious, since not long ago it imposed a highly contentious haircut on senior creditors to recapitalize the BES 'good bank' Novo Banco.
Thirty years ago, we imposed harsh sanctions over Pakistan's nuclear program and human rights record -- then almost immediately reversed ourselves so we could funnel arms to the mujahedeen fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan.
Under the War Production Act of 1950, President Obama should long ago have imposed tariffs or quotas on imports ensuring domestic production and a ready supply of materiel necessary for our nation's security.
Those board members decided a few weeks ago to impose a moratorium on the right to leave the station for meals, Mayor Stack said.
I had thought that the lesson from these failures had been well learned, so it came as a surprise that Europe, beginning a half-decade ago, would impose this same stiff and ineffective program on one of its own.
