Cause
Impose
Impose verb - To establish or apply as a charge or penalty.
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Both words in one sentence
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It can also cause tension when the workplace tries to impose bans on "natural" hair and "ethnic"-style accessories.
Source: Non-Uniform Uniform - Using the former will impose trade sanctions on the offending faction while the latter will cause every other faction, including allies, to declare Vendetta.
Source: Fictional Geneva Conventions - The system of time we know (a steady progression of entropy, cause and effect, Timey-Wimey Ball, etc) is an invention of the Time Lords, and the Second War in Heaven is fought to prevent the Enemy from replacing it with whatever system they would impose on reality.
Source: I Know Your True Name
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