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copyright is not a natural right, but an artificial government-imposed monopoly that limits the users' natural right to copy.

Malaysia's government imposed capital controls to stem an outflow of money from its stock market.

After violence broke out early Tuesday, the government imposed a state of emergency, which bans gatherings of more than five people.

The U. S. government imposed a high tariff on foreign products to maintain profitability.

In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime.

First, the government imposed restrictions on how fast newly public companies could float shares that had been "locked-up" .

Even after many banks passed this summer's government-imposed 'stress tests, ' economists believe such assets still pose a danger.

The de facto government imposed a curfew and temporarily cut off power and water to the building.

But in the wake of a devaluation in 2002, Argentina's government imposed price controls on gas suppliers.

Government-imposed pricing is the nuclear option of counter-inflation measures.

China's government imposed a ban on IPOs after the financial crisis sent shares tumbling, but the block was lifted in June.

U. S. oil companies aren't allowed to operate in Sudan because of U. S. government-imposed sanctions.

If they keep getting their hit, they will happily pay the higher prices associated with government-imposed taxes, fees and levies.

Outside the wire, this is a country with a history of government imposed mass starvation that continues to this day.

The government imposed a curfew and placed the army in charge of two provinces in Amazonas department.

Nigeria's government imposed a curfew on Abuja, the capital, after a series of attacks by Boko Haram, an Islamist sect.

The government imposed higher tariffs, a national property tax, and new excise taxes on the sale of certain goods.

Suppose the government imposed a tax on carbon-based products and used the proceeds to cut other taxes.

The government imposed a heavy tax on cigarettes.

The government imposed a heavy tax on luxury goods.

The government imposed a heavy tax on personal income to guarantee the people's livelihood.

The government imposed high taxes on cigarettes.

The government imposed censorship on the press.

So the government imposed export taxes, initially of 20% or so.

The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory.