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How to use the word impose in a Sentence? Page #11

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Hamas doesn't see any difference between the Israeli parties because they all share the denial of our people's rights and keeps assaulting them (people), we assure that the Palestinian resistance is strong and can impose the facts.

– Sami Abu Zuhri

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I think we should consider measures to freeze the assets of the central bank ... and possibly impose an oil embargo, to convince all parties that only with political stability, there can be economic growth.

– Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Security Council would not impose new binding obligations on the United States that would limit our flexibility in any way to respond to future Iranian non-compliance.

– State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The committee chose to ignore the efforts which I have undertaken over the past 37 years to promote an atmosphere of compliance within the men's basketball program, instead, they chose to focus on the rogue and secretive actions of a former employee of the local YMCA and my former director of basketball operations in order to impose an unprecedented series of penalties upon the university and the men's basketball program.

– Jim Boeheim

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

So far we've got a fragile ceasefire which needs to be stablised, but if the Minsk agreement is seriously violated, European leaders and the (European) Commission stand ready to prepare and impose further sanctions.

– German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

So far we've got a fragile ceasefire which needs to be stabilized, but if the Minsk agreement is seriously violated, European leaders and the (European) Commission stand ready to prepare and impose further sanctions.

– German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

But if the Minsk agreement is seriously violated, European leaders and the (European) Commission stand ready to prepare and impose further sanctions.

– German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The ECB does not have the competence necessary to impose such a requirement on central counterparties involved in the clearing of securities.

– The General Court

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Previously, the real-name registration system hasn't really been enforced, these rules essentially impose a uniform and consolidated system for all online services requiring accounts.

– Rogier Creemers

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Serious work must take place. We can withstand the sanctions and neutralize and foil the enemy's goals. If we don't, the enemy would proceed and place conditions on our nuclear program and impose sanctions, if sanctions are to be the way, the Iranian nation can also do it. A big collection of the world's oil and gas is in Iran so Iran if necessary can hold back on the gas that Europe and the world is so dependent on.

– Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

His strategy is that he will leave Iran with the capability of having nuclear material, but will impose an inspection regime that will make it irrelevant. Obama also wants to elevate Iran to the position of regional policeman in the Middle East, responsible for regional stability. This policy is so far-fetched that any student of Middle East studies would understand it is like hallucinating!

– Eytan Gilboa

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I am prepared to support an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that provides new legal authorities to go after ISIL and other terrorist groups. However, I will not support efforts that impose undue restrictions on the U.S. military and make it harder to win.

– Kevin McCarthy

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Obama promised when he began these negotiations 18 months ago, he had a time limit… This was the last ditch negotiation, the last chance for Iran to come clean, [Obama] said we’re going to do this for six months, then we will reimpose sanctions if Iran hasn’t [made an agreement]… What does he do? He doesn’t impose sanctions. He extends talks.

– Charles Krauthammer

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

That’s exactly why Congress wants to impose it, triggering it only if Iran doesn’t agree to give up its nukes.

– Charles Krauthammer

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Some industries, such as in credit card and payments processing, impose much higher standards than the 30 days proposed by the President.

– Andre Durand

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We should not impose further sanctions now.

– David Cameron

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

In spring we will discuss the question how to deal with the sanctions that we decided to impose after Russia's annexation of Crimea, given the current situation, they will remain in place.

– Angela Merkel

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

What's going on now is you've got one side, whoever's in charge, trying to impose their will on the other.

– Stan Collender

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We are still in talks for the helicopters to be delivered at the beginning of the program rather than at the end, so that we can use missiles as soon as possible against the jihadis in the mountains, daesh (Islamic State) is present in the region of Arsal, on the Lebanese-Syrian border. If it manages to invade Lebanon, it will impose its extremism everywhere.

– Tammam Salam

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Daesh (Islamic State) is present in the region of Arsal, on the Lebanese-Syrian border. If it manages to invade Lebanon, it will impose its extremism everywhere.

– Tammam Salam

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Working together, the FBI will identify, pursue, and impose costs and consequences on individuals, groups, or nation states who use cyber means to threaten the United States or U.S. interests.

– The FBI

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Signing this legislation does not signal a change in the Administration’s sanctions policy, which we have carefully calibrated in accordance with developments on the ground and coordinated with our allies and partners, at this time, the Administration does not intend to impose sanctions under this law, but the Act gives the Administration additional authorities that could be utilized, if circumstances warranted.

– President Obama

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The dog was owned by my client and now it's part of her estate, and those are her wishes, as far as the future of the dog is concerned. Outsiders don't have the grounds to rewrite the provisions of my client's will and impose what they want.

– Doug Denmure

Found on CNN
9 years ago

And those are her wishes, as far as the future of the dog is concerned. Outsiders don't have the grounds to rewrite the provisions of my client's will and impose what they want.

– Doug Denmure

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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