1.   And the following day Britain lost its battle to impose the burden of scientific proof on those who oppose radioactive dumping.

2.   Despite their relatively high wages, these constraints had imposed burdens on working conditions.

3.   In no other area of environmental policy does legislation impose such burdens for so little gain.

4.   White House officials said that President Bush was loath to impose burdens on industry as the country began to emerge from recession.

5.   Secondly, there were restrictive covenants affecting land and so imposing a burden on the land rather than on any person.

6.   Both countries have already had enough trouble trying to revive their sagging economies, without imposing the burden of higher interest costs.

7.   Advocates said such a measure would discourage lawmakers from cavalierly imposing new burdens on private industry.

8.   But critics said the bill would impose new burdens on employers and needlessly punish legal immigrants.

9.   But critics say the bill would impose new burdens on employers and needlessly punish legal immigrants.