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How to use the word lévy in a Sentence?

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Maurice Levy and Derrick Levy further admitted that they would call individuals in the United States, many of whom were elderly and vulnerable, and falsely claim that the individuals had won a sweepstakes prize but were required to pay fees prior to the delivery of the prize. In truth, no such prize existed.

The DOJ

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause. - Padme Amidala - Tory MPs have voted down a bid to impose a windfall tax on oil and gas giants that could save families £600. Despite Brits facing a cost of living crisis, Conservatives rejected a Labour amendment to the Queen's Speech backing a one-off levy on North Sea firms to help struggling Brits. MPs rejected the move by 310 votes to 248, and not one Tory MP backed it.

Padme Amidala

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1 year ago

We need to be fearless in using Amir Levy/Getty Images, and when you are weak, when you allow the debacle in Afghanistan to result in the death of 13 Americans, this is precisely what bad guys will see.

Mike Pompeo

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are encouraged by recent actions taken by The IRS to suspend more automated notices and pleased to know that The IRS is listening and acting. Taxpayers, practitioners and The IRS will benefit from reducing unnecessary contact, such as erroneous notices or warnings of levy, and provide much-needed relief during an already stressful and overwhelming tax season.

The AICPA

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The president has been very clear and we as the United States are very clear, if Putin takes aggressive action, we are prepared to levy serious costs, period. And I will tell you that part of the posture that we have taken is grounded in the respect and the value we place in – i'm sorry to interrupt … I ’m sorry to interrupt. But it is less than clear. Thirty minutes after the news conference, the White House press secretary had to actually clarify the president’s remarks –.

Charlamagne Tha God A Harris

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

No incursion into Ukraine is acceptable. What should we be doing about it right now? Well, first we ought to be sending anti-tank weapons to the Ukrainians, helping them learn how to use them, and ground-to-air missiles to go after the helicopters that might be a part, obviously of any Russian incursion, as well as being ready to levy a level of sanctions the Russians have never experienced before.

Bret Baier

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I would not have come to this, why is there a roof? It is more important that we have three chandeliers than that we make sure we don’t kill Eugene Levy tonight. That is what has been decided.

Getty Images

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

In the past, digital sex crimes in South Korea have received weak punishments, and therefore criticism toward the justice system was high, there are similar crimes ongoing in the country and I hope this ruling will offer guidance to levy serious punishment on possible future digital sex crimes.

Lee Hyun-woo

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The entities have been in conservatorship since 2008, now suddenly, in August 2020, they say they need to think about this mandate and selectively levy this fee ? It doesn't pass the smell test.

Greg McBride

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Far too often, commercial activities that require large-scale land use change levy tremendous costs that are not considered in cost-benefit analysis because the costs are not shouldered by those profiting, three months ago, pandemics did not feel like an urgent issue, people did not feel vulnerable. Now the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting people -- it's affecting the stock market, their quality of life, their health and their loved ones.

Thomas Gillespie

Found on CNN
4 years ago

[ China knows ] if they don't make structural concessions, Trump will likely levy more tariffs.

Stephen Innes

Found on CNN
4 years ago

To meet international shipping's decarbonization challenge, the maritime industry needs a carbon levy, it is coming, and we should shape it.

Andreas Sohmen-Pao

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The biggest tax levy by Washington is an uncertainty tax, and it's the biggest threat to the markets and the economy this year.

David Kelly

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Unfortunately this league's going in a direction I think a lot of people don't like. I think they're getting soft, the only thing hard about this league is the fines they levy down on guys like me who play the game hard.

Clay Matthews

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Nekima Levy-Pounds're just going call to call to call, 9-1-1.

Nekima Levy-Pounds

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The market can’t trust the state to do the right thing and as such they will levy a pretty significant penalty before buying these bonds.

Nicholos Venditti

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's a huge step forward, lets acknowledge that. In the past the government has said that it won't pay compensation, but if you are talking about new farmers paying a levy, that's not gonna work, that's not gonna pay our compensation.

Hendrik Olivier

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The (higher truck) levy will just go back to whoever is hiring the trucks. So eventually the consumer ends up paying the levy and inhaling the gas fumes.

Deepesh Rathore

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I'm quite optimistic because of the levy the Indonesian government put into crude palm oil, they would be able to implement it pretty fast and stocks would start to come down in February or March next year, malaysia and Indonesia combined, we have nearly 5 million tonnes of stocks of CPO now in the market. Any depletion will impact prices positively.

Mohd Emir

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

More transparency is needed about the future approach to contracts for difference and the levy control framework.

Joan MacNaughton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Ouch, states have tools in their arsenal to make life miserable for issuers and to levy fines and force rescissions of completed offerings if the sales are made through anyone other than a licensed broker-dealer.

Scott Purcell

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

If letting foreign countries impose laws on you, levy taxes on you, and spend your money is such a good idea why doesn’t he create an American Union so Mexico can have common borders with the U.S.?

John Redwood

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Analysis of the responses shows that the impact of a tobacco levy on the tobacco market would be similar to a duty rise, with tobacco manufacturers and importers passing the levy onto consumer prices, as tobacco duties have already increased this year and will continue to increase by more than inflation each year in this parliament, the government has decided not to introduce a levy on manufacturers and importers.

The British government

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I will, over the next six years, gradually reduce the bank levy rate, and after that make sure it no longer applies to worldwide balance sheets.

British Finance Minister George Osborne

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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