Sentence examples for be exacted from from inspiring English sources

Not even "three pence" contribution was thus to be exacted from [p504] any citizen for such a purpose.

There is no legal basis on which compulsory compliance can be exacted from them under the terms of their contract with the N.Y.

As only a few of the boarders and some of the day scholars paid school fees, it was suggested, in 1857, that fees should be exacted from those capable of paying, a suggestion apparently carried out, for in 1859 the name " Singapore Institution Schools " appears instead of " Singapore Institution Free Schools" as previously.

The price that McCain paid, and that could sooner or later be exacted from the nation, was the abandonment of what he had repeatedly called his overriding requirement for a Vice-President: someone who would be ready to take his place at a moment's notice — "you know, immediately".

Churchill was clear that Scott should take extra care to avoid interruptions from the women attending the meeting: "The score of women who are members of the divisional councils ought I think to be allowed to come; but if there are among them any who may be expected to disturb the proceedings, I think a written promise should be exacted from them to observe order".

If Democrats can be punished on national security issues for Vietnam, then surely some price must be exacted from the political party who led the charge toward the biggest foreign policy blunder in US history.

This is understandable, given that immediate disclosure is not the objective of, but is exacted from, the patentee.

The silver mines of Laurium were state property, and dues were exacted from the growing trade at Athenian harbours.

If a zamindar held the whole estate, the settlement was with him; otherwise, payment was exacted from individual cultivators.

The fee is exacted from all alike who do that kind of business, unless they have 'a licensed house of business' in the district.

In that case, the license might have been exacted from one peddling in Vermont, whether he peddled domestic or foreign goods.