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Discover LudwigNo, "imposing by" is not a grammatically correct phrase that can be used in written English
It is possible that you may have heard or seen the phrase "imposing by nature" or "imposing by appearance," but even in these instances, "by" is not used as a preposition with "imposing." Rather, "nature" or "appearance" is the noun being modified by the adjective "imposing." Correct alternatives to the phrase "imposing by" could include "imposing through," "imposing with," or "imposing through their." For example: - She was able to intimidate the crowd through her imposing stature. - He commanded respect with his imposing presence. - The building exuded an imposing aura through its grand pillars.
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Lincecum, slight as he is, seemed imposing by comparison, even when he wasn't throwing a ball.
In other shots, the countess tries to make herself more imposing by standing on a stool hidden under her gown.
The work is indeed a classic example of a philosopher's vivisection of society, imposing by relatively humane means the rule of a high-minded minority.
As this exquisite dancer wends her way through extreme, angled poses, her tall, slender frame made more imposing by very high heels, she takes on an eerie, almost two-dimensional cast.
The hearings had resulted in the imposing, by Federal Judge J. Cullen Ganey, of Philadelphia, of fines totalling $1.924,500 on twenty-nine firms and forty-five of their employees, and also of 30-day prison sentence on seven of the employees.
On a later occasion, Pope St. Zacharias was forced to moderate the zeal of Boniface, who requested not only excommunication but also solitary confinement for two "heretical" missionaries, Adalbert and Clement the Irishman sentences that the pope avoided imposing by deliberate delay.
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Longer sentences imposed by judges?
Import barriers were imposed by the dozen.
Another time constraint is imposed by the foreign ministers.
It was assumed Jaruzelski's move was imposed by Moscow.
It was imposed by a victorious German army.
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