Several international regulations and policies impose privacy restrictions on companies that are generally regarded as more stringent than those in this country.

Since the proposals are imposing new policies, which no local plan will have yet incorporated, that effectively means the whole country.

But many military families say the new policy has imposed an agonizing twist to a painful decision.

Such a policy would impose a stiff energy tax to promote conservation.

This drastic policy clearly imposed some royal authority on Paris and its surrounding areas.

However, the policy did not impose a legal obligation upon the government to supply marijuana to those who needed it for medical purposes.

Howard claimed Labor's policy "imposes too many additional costs to industry".

But state officials said the federal policy went beyond the court ruling and could impose substantial new costs on states.

These policies have imposed other costs in the form of steep legal fees.

Federal officials said the new policy would not impose significant new costs or record-keeping requirements on health care providers.