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Example sentences for: levied

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The action came, say USAT and the LAT , after three Japanese cargo ship companies refused to pay $4 million in fines levied because of their costly and unfair treatment of U.S. ships in Japanese ports.
In 1638 Mr. Joachim wrote the States General, “that a certain judge had distinctly advised that, under present circumstances, the ship money may not be levied off the inhabitants of England, without consent of Parliament.”
The Times story has this juicy detail indicating that there were some worries inside the campaign about the scheme's propriety: During the campaign, senior Clinton aide Harold Ickes pressed for an indemnification clause in the media consultants' contract that would have forced the consultants to pay any fines levied if the plan was found to be illegal.
Economist Barry Bosworth said that while Fannie Mae was a "good, hard-charging" corporation, it should be "fully-taxed," and an "equalization tax" should be levied on its borrowing to offset the effect of the implicit federal guarantee.
EARMARKED TAXES - Taxes levied by the Government that are dedicated by law to finance a specific federal program.