Sentence examples for levies of from inspiring English sources

Levies of Siberian troops, who were extremely effective fighters in cold weather, were used for these offensives.

When Oldenbarnevelt obtained authority for his supporters in the towns to raise levies of professional soldiers (waardgelders), Maurice acted swiftly.

This census of taxable adults gave rise to violent criticisms but had the theoretical advantage of replacing the arbitrary levies of the previous era.

Grappling with large budget deficits, the governor and his fellow Republicans in the state legislature adamantly opposed new levies of any sort to salvage state programs.

In 1369 the lords of Albret and Armagnac, having refused to permit levies of subsidy in their lands, appealed to Charles V for the judgment of his court.

They could expand to 80,000 by mid-May, when his ministry takes over the 45,000 local levies of the Iraqi Civil Defence Corps.

What affects the levying of administrative suspensions?

Among the explicit ones is a payroll levy of 2%.

Will pay the temporary budget repair levy of $400 each, equal to a total of $800.

Yet the BBC chases ratings to justify the levying of a tax on every television.

There will also be an annual levy of 300 euros on the self-employed.