Sentence examples of "impose" in English

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Localities imposed bans on development. Las localidades impusieron prohibiciones al desarrollo.
The king imposed heavy taxes on the people. El rey le impuso grandes impuestos a la gente.
A special tax was imposed on imported cars. Se impuso un impuesto especial a los coches importados.
The government imposed a new tax on farmers. El gobierno impuso un nuevo impuesto a los granjeros.
I am sorry I have imposed so much on you. Lamento haberte impuesto tanto.
It is astonishing to witness that the Iranians, onto whom the Arabs imposed Islam through military defeat, have become its most zealous followers to the point of oppressing those of Zoroastrianism, though it is the religion of their own fathers. A kind of Stockholm syndrome on the national scale. Es sorprendente atestiguar que los iraníes, sobre quienes los árabes impusieron el Islam a través de la derrota militar, se han convertido en sus seguidores más fervientes, hasta el punto de oprimir a aquellos del zoroastrismo, a pesar de ser la religión de sus propios padres. Es una especie de síndrome de Estocolmo a escala nacional.
No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed. Nadie será condenado por actos u omisiones que en el momento de cometerse no fueron delictivos según el Derecho nacional o internacional. Tampoco se impondrá pena más grave que la aplicable en el momento de la comisión del delito.
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