levied upon
Example Sentences
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“The classroom is a place where judgment is levied upon individuals, not unlike a court of law,” said Noah Molotch, an assistant professor of geography.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2012
Let there be abolished the land tax and the tax on produce levied upon the cultivated fields.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
In the case of the payroll tax, one of the important interest groups would be the employers themselves, who are of course quite aware of payroll taxes levied upon them.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2010
Postmaster General New read letters and affidavits showing how postmasterships had been sold and levied upon in the Wilson days of 1917-20.
From Time Magazine Archive
To provide this enormous sum, extra taxes were again levied upon the people.
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne
