The phrase "impose a rule" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when talking about passing laws, regulations, or policies to ensure certain standards or behaviours are met; for example, "The government imposed a rule that all stores remain closed on Sundays."
Though it may seem obvious, Intel, a chipmaker, felt the need to impose a rule saying: no meetings without a clear purpose.
Dr. Sokolow said his company might impose a rule requiring any doctor who prescribes one of these drugs to get special permission from the health plan.
In a policy switch, the Federal Aviation Administration has gone so far as to announce that it will try to impose a rule requiring them in airline fleets.
It said the state could not impose a rule that was more restrictive than the federal "motor voter" law, which requires only a sworn statement of citizenship by the voter.
At the behest of its soccer rules committee, the National Federation of State High School Associations has "strongly recommended" that state affiliates impose a rule requiring that players evicted for unsportsmanlike conduct sit out the next game as well.
Mr. Noori, 49, a mid-ranking cleric from Isfahan, has been an outspoken proponent of Mr. Khatami's commitment to impose a rule of law and has come under fire for issuing permits to allow groups to conduct peaceful demonstrations.
But, above all, Mr Nano must re-impose a rule of law.So the most important Albanian may now be his interior minister, Neritan Ceka, an archaeologist who must revive the police.
Its terrorists were imposing a rule of obscurantist barbarism on about 7m people.
The groups filed lawsuits against the agency for, among other things, imposing a rule that capped speculative commodities trading.
At Stamford News, on Main Street, the owner, Rag Solanki, imposed a rule to keep the line moving -- quick pick selections only.
China has also begun research on imposing a rule to ban the sale of internal combustion cars someday.
