Sentence examples for attempted to impose a from inspiring English sources

He attempted to impose a strong centralizing policy and eventually provoked rebellion and his own fall.

Charlemagne and Louis the Pious attempted to impose a uniform liturgy, inspired by the one used at Rome.

His failure was later attributed to the fact that he attempted to impose a detailed plan on Congress.

Khrushchev himself was deposed in 1964, after which a succession of Soviet leaders stifled reform and attempted to impose a modified version of Stalinism.

He attempted to impose a pretender on the Ndebele people following the 1868 death of their king, Mzilikazi, which was a source of trouble for Mzilikazi's successor, Lobengula.

Isle of Wight council had attempted to impose a £120 penalty after Platt took his daughter to Disney World in Florida.

With the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the giants of the content industry attempted to impose an order on the Internet, but they ignored the opposing views of some of the Internet's most savvy users.

British soldiers fighting in Afghanistan are part of a campaign that attempted to "impose an ideology foreign to the Afghan people" and was "unwinnable in military terms", according to a damning report by the Ministry of Defence.

And don't stress yourself by attempting to impose a coherent plot.

"Books, too, have beginnings and endings, and they attempt to impose a pattern, to make a shape".

However, the ruling vindicates President Clinton's repeated veto of Congressional attempts to impose a similar national ban.