imposing on vs imposing in

Both 'imposing on' and 'imposing in' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Imposing on' is used when referring to burdening or inconveniencing someone, while 'imposing in' is used when describing a strong presence or influence within a particular setting.

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imposing on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to burdening or inconveniencing someone.

This phrase is used when someone is causing a burden or inconvenience to another person. It implies that one person is imposing their will or needs on someone else.

Examples:

I don't want to impose on you, but could you help me with this?
I feel like I'm imposing on their hospitality by staying here for so long.

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The reality is that our national and European leaders are in the process of imposing on us institutional reforms that all work towards a more deeply supranational and bureaucratic model.
While there is a feeling that the financial services and banking sector should meet the bill for the crisis, we should not cheat our citizens by imposing on them an additional fiscal burden.
This would therefore mean imposing on all parties in the conflict a humanitarian ceasefire to allow delivery of aid to the populations near the frontline.
Proving that Hadopi would be an independent and impartial court would mean imposing on this high authority all the obligations that a judge has to respect: the right of defence, a trial in which both parties are heard, and publicity.
authority of the issuing State in accordance with its national law and procedures and imposing on a natural person, as an alternative to provisional detention, one or more supervision measures;
I mean that what people are doing is, in fact, they are sort of, with their communication channels, they are breaking an imposed isolation that these institutions are imposing on them.
On the contrary, I do not want them to suffer more than they already do from the obsolete and dangerous neoliberal system that the IMF, the World Bank and the European Commission are imposing on them.
We need to bear in mind that the European Union needs to avoid penalising companies by imposing on them the proper and logical provisions of new environmental standards as part of the climate plan, without demanding the adoption of similar rules by other countries in return.
Others, finally, are shaking the entire planet, such as the environmental crisis and, ultimately, the financial, economic, social and political crisis, which is imposing on us certain choices of society or indeed civilisation.
If Article 30(2) of the directive must be interpreted as imposing on all operators the obligation of cost orientation in respect of the costs of number porting, must it be interpreted as precluding:
I'm sorry for imposing on you like this.
The rapporteur has not yet seen any alternative mechanism imposing on the private sector its financial contribution.
It will be a lot cheaper than imposing on industry ever more increasingly drastic emission reductions.
Well, in that case, l wouldn't mind imposing on your literature class.
We've had some arguments around here about imposing on you.
I cannot believe you are imposing on Mrs Crawley at a time like this, when she is almost broken by grief.
Now, sorry for imposing on you all like this and apologies too for the other trouble that's bound to follow.
I'm really sorry to keep imposing on you.
What penalties is the Commission imposing on the Netherlands?
Also, Member States should ensure that they have an appropriate framework for imposing on undertakings effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance with obligations arising from this Regulation.

Alternatives:

burdening
inconveniencing
bothering
troubling
encroaching on

imposing in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when describing a strong presence or influence within a particular setting.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where something or someone has a significant impact or presence within a specific context or environment.