imposing

Example Sentences

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The agency is considering four options for imposing cutbacks starting next year, as well as the option of taking no action.

From Los Angeles Times

For generations, this imposing photograph of a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln—age 51 and at the crest of newfound national fame—inexplicably remained an orphan in the Lincoln visual canon.

From The Wall Street Journal

The noisy blasts that pepper towns across China in the weeks surrounding the Lunar New Year holiday were stymied after provinces began imposing strict bans on fireworks in the 2010s over safety and pollution concerns.

From Barron's

They also pointed to “attractive” price rises on spare parts over the next year, something that few global industrials or subsectors of those can keep imposing.

From MarketWatch

There were consistent reservations about Frank's tactical approach, too: concerns he was not assertive enough in matches and was too focused on adapting to the opposition rather than imposing Spurs' own strengths.

From BBC