In 2003, Mr. Kerry co-sponsored the Syrian Accountability Act, which imposed sanctions on Damascus.
Then came the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which imposed new spending demands on the government.
Most of the other fellows at Yaddo were novelists, which imposed a certain kind of pressure.
So, on Aug. 5, 1861, he signed the newly-passed Revenue Act, which imposed the first federal income tax.
He also helped to design a UN security council resolution which imposed additional nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, Kerry said.
Washington, which imposed its sanctions in response to terrorist attacks before Lockerbie, rightly does not rule out eventually lifting them.
The Merchant Shipping Act of 1988, which imposed strict nationality rules on anybody registering a ship in Britain, was the government's response to growing concern about foreign ownership.
Antitrust regulators will look closely at the deal, especially in Europe, which imposed stiff tariffs on Latin American bananas until 2012.
The blue A card will correspond to 0 to 13 points under the old system, which imposed numerical penalties for each violation.
This action was quickly condemned by the Organization of American States, which imposed economic sanctions; the United States also withdrew support.
The American government, which imposed sanctions on him in 2008, has accused him of manipulating the judicial system and using Syrian intelligence to intimidate rivals.
