Sentence examples for imposed but from inspiring English sources

Complex and unwieldy regulations have been imposed, but are not working, indeed arguably were always misguided.

That penalty was not imposed, but the agency has been monitoring the airline's maintenance procedures closely.

The National Guard did finally arrive and martial law was imposed, but the indignities continued.

A stricter federal standard has been imposed, but will not begin to be phased in until September 2012.

Both of these fines seemed large when they were imposed, but from today's perspective they seem almost trivial.

Usually a settlement is reached before any tariffs are imposed, but there have been a few exceptions.

It may be commissioned, or even imposed, but with time and use, it becomes a popular reflex.

Brady states categorically that grammar schools should not be imposed but should open only where there is local demand.

He confirmed all-women shortlists would again be imposed but ruled out the use of ethnic minority shortlists to boost the number of black and Asian MPs.

The sheer ubiquity of smartphones adds to privacy risks in locker rooms, where bans were first imposed but are still often ignored.

There are many good women on the candidates list and associations would therefore have a choice of good candidates if all-women shortlists are imposed... but there are many good men too.