Sentence examples for impose the rule from inspiring English sources

It was, he said, an effort to impose the rule of law.

That means the bureau might still be able to impose the rule by late March.

Well-armed tribes have made it hard for the Yemeni government to impose the rule of law in Marib Province.

Now it is up to the government to use the judicial system to impose the rule of law.

Intervention to impose the rule of law on such seedbeds of terror is far from an unrealistic project.

As an authority figure, you have to impose the rule of law, but don't ignore the possibility that the rule you're imposing is flawed.

The dissenting commissioners questioned whether the agency had the statutory authority to impose the rules on the broadcast industry.

From the viewpoint of Napster users, EMI's system is trying to impose the rules of the old regime in a world where they no longer apply.

Campuses will have until September 2012 to impose the rules, allowing them time to mount educational campaigns, post no-smoking signs and provide counselors trained in helping smokers quit.

Individuals who show that they conform to most rules are usually given a small amount of freedom to bend some rules; if authorities so choose, however, they can impose the rules strictly.

But she threatened to re-impose the rule if there was not sufficient progress in establishing a global system to cut the emissions.