impose upon
Frequency: 7.012.0 per million words
A more formal alternative to 'on', indicating the person, group, or thing affected.
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Examples (10)
- The new regulations will impose a heavy burden upon small businesses.
- It is unfair to impose such strict rules upon the entire community without consultation.
- She felt her parents tried to impose their will upon her choices.
- The government decided to impose a new tax upon luxury goods.
- We must not impose our cultural values upon other societies.
- The manager had to impose a difficult decision upon the team.
- The school was forced to impose further restrictions upon student activities.
- His leadership style tends to impose his ideas upon his subordinates.
- The international body sought to impose sanctions upon the rogue state.
- Environmental laws often impose significant costs upon industries.