I cut an imposing figure. I am large, and I'm tall, and I have tattoos. I am actually really quiet and shy, but maybe people see me, and they don't want to step out of line, or equate disagreement with stepping out of line with a writer they like.
We do take seriously our obligation to assess whether our reforms are achieving their desired effects without imposing unnecessary burden.
Bush the Elder's stature as president grows with every passing year. He was the finest foreign policy president I've ever covered and a man who defied his party on tax increases while imposing budget restrictions on the Democrats.
The reason that ISIL was so successful, yes, it had to do with their capabilities and prowess on the battlefield, but they were dealing with a receptive constituency in northern Iraq because of the intense hatred of the Maliki government, which of course is imposing the Shia view on them.
Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.
Virtue looks good but it only suits imposing figures.
Government should stand aside and let the business community prosper instead of imposing new regulations that will only stifle growth and limit access to capital.
Sometimes it's learning how the play wants to function rather than imposing something on it. For me, that's the thrill in directing.
