Sentence examples for long imposed from inspiring English sources

Monarchs had long imposed sumptuary laws preventing hoi polloi from dressing too grandly.

India has long imposed price ceilings on a wide range of goods.

It has long imposed tariffs on imported technology products to encourage domestic manufacturing.

I wondered if Carter might have taken inspiration from Babbitt, who has long imposed clarity and wit on his ostensibly esoteric designs.

But it is well established that Congress can attach conditions to the money it supplies, and Congress has long imposed Medicaid requirements that states must meet.

Sensitive to these complaints, the Canadian government has long imposed protective duties on some Chinese exports, such as hot-rolled steel plate.

"At the moment too many countries with insurmountable debt problems leave them too long, imposing unnecessarily heavy economic costs on themselves and on the international community that has to pick up the pieces," Ms. Krueger said.

For just by using language we "all day long impose names without being conscious of when and how" (nos tota die imponimus nomina et non advertimus quando et quomodo) (Bacon, De signis, 1978, 100, 130f).

Look at the current Vanquish supercar and you can easily see the details that made the DB5 such a hit: the slightly upcurled snarl of the grille, the long, imposing hood and the reverse wedge of the roof, all cutting down to the rear fender.

It's not about nine superannuated judges who have been there too long, imposing these demands on society.

As much as I would readily elect bright candidates such as Keith Olbermann, Brian Williams, Rachel Maddow, and even MSNBC newcomer Carlos Watson, to fill the vacancy of the most trusted person in America, the answer is a resounding, No. Walter Cronkite cast a long, imposing shadow.