Sentence examples for historically imposed from inspiring English sources

On June 27 , 2001 Mr. Steen's group petitioned the State Department to "lift the import restrictions historically imposed on 'obsolete and historic U.S. military small arms, ammunition, and demilitarized equipment,' " according to Mr. Malone's letter.

Dilma pushed for Marco Civil last year, and her party has historically imposed these kinds of restrictions — although with the impending impeachment battle, Dilma's days may be numbered.

While some states have historically imposed weight-distance taxes on trucks, all but four have done away with them, in part due to the ease of evasion, which essentially creates a tax that financially rewards bad behavior and punishes the good operator that complies.

A large swath of the Storm King Art Center, the 500-acre sculpture park in the Hudson Valley, is dedicated to his works, which are physically and historically imposing; they incorporate large-scale castoffs from architecture and heavy industry and make references to master sculptors like Rodin, Giacometti and David Smith.

The architecture appears to either float or become embedded in the earth, subverting 'service' and 'served' relationships that have historically been imposed upon slave communities.

A new approach, led by Princeton Professor of Architecture Guy Nordenson, rejects the strict dividing line between land and water that coastal planners historically have imposed, favoring the development of "amphibious suburbs" and landscapes that can tolerate periodic floods.

Historically, enterprises imposed from afar, without proper consultation with communities, have inevitably been unsustainable.

Even in Republican administrations, Mr. Reilly said, the job historically involved imposing regulations on polluting industries, which can create powerful enemies.

Historically, to impose restrictions on new products, technologies, or practices, the people concerned about possible negative impacts were expected to prove scientifically that harm would result from them.

Historically, the limitations imposed on women have been justified by top brass for a single primary reason: a woman's physical and psychological stamina simply could not withstand the rigours of direct combat.

Historically, FHA has imposed sound documentation and credit standards on the mortgage companies it backed, and it has not diluted this approach.