The problem, of course, is that high prices will impose serious hardship on many families.

Cut an average worker's benefits, and you're imposing real hardship.

But sometimes imposing hardships on those families would create far larger gains for society as a whole.

In addition, inflation increased by 450 percent, imposing great hardship on the lower and middle classes.

"The need to travel can impose substantial hardships," she said.

Raising it to, say, $125 would not impose great hardship and could bring sizable savings.

"Certainly the events of last week, where the price of oil has gone up, are going to impose additional hardships on the country," he said.

The curbs have imposed substantial hardships on the Iraqi people.

The report said that the pay problems imposed serious hardships on many National Guard soldiers.

This imposed great hardships but it did mean that the Athenians could not be attacked by a land force.