Sentence examples for imposition of tough from inspiring English sources

With the imposition of tough measures, including a state of emergency and curfews, the situation appears to be calmer.

Not to be outdone, the Heritage Foundation, bastion of the Republican right, has called for the imposition of tough means-testing on both Social Security and Medicare.

When the Taliban refused to surrender him, America pushed for, and got, last December, the imposition of tough UN sanctions on Afghanistan.

The Conservative leadership, though condemning the unilateral declaration of independence by Mr Smith yesterday, will not lend their support to the imposition of tough economic sanctions on Rhodesia by the Labour Government.

Moving left of One Nation Labour is a canny move in a country which has in recent years been angry over the imposition of tough Westminster policies that sound good in the south but hit Scots hard.

The more sizable haircut, coming soon after the imposition of tough capital controls, is the latest and perhaps most profound reminder of the financial punishment being visited upon this small island economy as it struggles to comply with the conditions that Europe is demanding of it before it gets a desperately needed 10 billion euro loan.

Last week saw a reportedly "intense" meeting at the central bank's Frankfurt headquarters as some countries lobbied for the imposition of tougher conditions.

Mr. Andras made the statement in announcinab the imposition of tougher entrance regulations, pending a comprehensive review of the country's over‐all immigration policy.

UN investigators found two instances in which ships carrying illegal cargoes of Somali charcoal were hijacked off the coast of Barawe.The continued trade is prompting some countries to argue for the imposition of tougher measures.

After 9/11 and the imposition of tougher immigration and travel rules that impeded the flow of migrant laborers around the country and across borders, the Mexican population planted deeper roots in Port Richmond and grew quickly.

But the bill still amounted to the most significant piece of regulation in decades, and, together with the imposition of tougher capital requirements for big banks, it has changed how Wall Street operates to some extent, anyway.