Impose has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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| 1. | Americans wanted to impose the idea that a book or a movie should be considered the same as any commercial object. For they understood that besides the army, diplomacy and trade there is also a cultural war. It's a battle they intend to win both for noble reasons -- the United States has always felt that its values are universal -- and less noble ones: the education of minds is the best way to sell American products. Consider that cinema represents their most important export, ahead of weapons, aerospace or computers! Hence their desire to impose English as a global language. Even if we can observe for the last two decades a decline in their influence. | |
| 2. | The Americans wanted to impose the idea that a book or film should be treated like any commercial object, because they understood that alongside the army, diplomacy and trade, there is also cultural war, a battle that they intend to win both for noble reasons — the United States has always opined that its values are universal — and less noble ones: the formation of minds is the best way to sell off American products. Consider that the cinema represents the top rank of American exports, far ahead of weaponry, aeronautics or information technology! Hence their desire to impose English as a world language, even if there has been a two-decade decline in their influence. | |
| 3. | Sorry to impose, but would you please open the window? | |
| 4. | The U.S. government is to impose two of the sanctions against those countries. | |
| 5. | The U. N. moved to impose sanctions. | |
| 6. | We should not impose our opinions on other people. | |
| 7. | You shouldn't impose your opinion on others. | |
| 8. | The government decided to impose a special tax on very high incomes. | |
| 9. | It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union. | |
| 10. | Unless Japan eliminates those unfair tariffs, the U.S. will impose sanctions. |