Historical clue formulations

• Like taxes and fines — 2016-05-28
• Sized up — 2014-10-05
• Levied — 2007-07-14
• Gauged — 2007-04-28
• Sized up — 2007-01-11
• Evaluated — 2006-08-14
• Taxed — 2003-11-22
• Sized up — 2001-12-22
• Did a taxing task? — 1999-04-10
• Weighed — 1997-11-01
• Levied — 1994-03-20