He controlled both houses of Congress, and so he imposed his will over the objection of every single Republican.
When the Liao dynasty was overthrown by the Juchen (Chinese: Nüzchen, or Ruzhen), who established the Jin dynasty, Yelü fled west to Turkestan, where he imposed his suzerainty over the Central Asian oases east and west of the Pamirs mountains.
Mr. Moynihan is likely to emphasize that Bank of America is sticking with the diet he imposed on it after taking over in late 2010, while cleaning up after the acquisition binge begun by his predecessor as chief executive, Kenneth D. Lewis.
Yarim-Lim III ruled a weakened kingdom and although he imposed the Yamhadite hegemony over Qatna, the weakening was obvious as Alalakh had become virtually independent under Ammitakum, who declared himself king but not independent.
The New York Times observed, "When there are many more applicants than jobs, employers tend to impose over-exacting criteria...[and] offer tightfisted pay packages".
In the fall of 2009, he imposed a tariff on China over its dumping of tires into the American market.
As prime minister, Heath had to face the crisis of violent conflict in Northern Ireland, over which he imposed direct British rule in 1972.
Perhaps he will try to leverage cooperation on Syria to ease sanctions imposed over Ukraine, even as he hangs onto Crimea and eastern regions of Ukraine.
He admitted that he saw no immediate end to Western sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis, but pointed to the Ruble's recovery as a sign of investor confidence and said Russia could be back growing again within two years.
Mr Putin said he had told business leaders that he did not expect EU-US sanctions - imposed over Russia's actions in Ukraine - to be lifted soon.
