8 sentences with 'imposed'
Example sentences and phrases with the word imposed and other words derived from it.
• « Disgusted by so much pride, God imposed on them as a punishment the confusion of tongues so that they could not understand each other, and then scattered them to the four corners of the world. »
• « Somehow, however, a regime eventually emerged that imposed a new form of social organisation and hierarchy, introducing taxation, large-scale construction projects and unpaid labour (i.e. both slavery and forms of indentured labour). »
• « Likewise, an unequivocal requirement imposed on Christians was love of neighbour, which meant in practice showing kindness and compassion to others, regardless of their social rank. Few concepts could have been more alien to Roman sensibilities. »
• « Emperor Justinian not only imposed religious uniformity, he also imposed Roman law on all his subjects. »
• « This was an interesting and surprisingly common pattern: many "barbarian" peoples and kingdoms voluntarily converted to Christianity rather than having Christianity imposed on them by force. »
• « Originally, the "Rus" were Vikings who ruled small towns in the vast steppes and forests of western Russia and Ukraine. They were united around 980 CE by one king, Vladimir the Great, who conquered all the rival cities and imposed control from his capital in Kiev. »
• « The Umayyads imposed taxes throughout their empire, and even insisted that their fellow Arabs pay a tax on their land, which met with enormous resistance because, for Arabs who were not used to paying taxes at all, it implied subordination. »