Wheatley actually fell asleep in only one meeting, though that incensed Reeves, and he imposed a fine.
But Ronaldo, wonderfully though he has imposed his personality on this European Championship with three goals in four matches, will rival Platini's dominance of the 1984 tournament only if he scores nine in five.
I have no idea how closely he resembled an actual aurochs; certainly, though, he seemed a very imposing beast, larger and more menacing-looking than the Heck cattle at the Oostvaardersplassen.
You never feel as though he were imposing a contemporary outlook onto the past in order to make his drama more "relatable"; instead, he shows how the past still lives in us.
Though he has imposing size and helped the Galaxy to last season's M.L.S. title, many see Gonzalez as a promising, but rather raw talent in need of seasoning — especially in his positioning and ability to launch counterattacks from the back line.
Mr. Clinton has gone out of his way to stay clear of the selection process, people close to him said, because he wanted to avoid appearing as though he was imposing his preferences on Mr. Gore or injecting himself into his vice president's campaign.
For his part, Mr. Pataki has offered few concrete proposals for how he will deal with a shortfall in the $89.6 billion budget that most analysts project will be at least $8 billion, though he did impose a freeze on hiring last year, trim agency spending in December and ask the Legislature to authorize billions in new bonds.
Here, though, they impose similar techniques on a fragile story that can't survive them.
It was still in an emergency atmosphere, though, that Cyprus imposed capital controls in March to prevent a flood of money from leaving banks operating there.
Planners should think carefully, though, before imposing outrageous fines for relatively minor traffic violations.
