Sentences with phrase «as draconian»

Legal action in this area is seen by Judges as draconian, and success means especially careful attention to detail and sensitive handling to navigate the complex procedural rules that the Courts apply.

At the end of the day, they can exploit their monopoly in as draconian a manner as they wish, and they can resist society's appetite for innovation as much as they want, because the monopoly is absolute, and increasingly, they have terms of imprisonment as an enforcement tool.

As draconian as these sentences are, if there's a reasonable argument to get to them, why not take it?

However, the treaty has been viewed as a draconian measure, not least because there appears to be a cloak of secrecy surrounding its specific terms, with international government agencies refusing to release draft proposals or to discuss its contents.

In reality though it could be that trying to bulldozer projects through, using what might be seen as draconian measures aimed at defecting opposition, could be counter-productive — consolidating opposition.

PORTLAND, OR — A landmark study published last year in one of America's most respected scholarly journals provides powerful evidence that «feel - good» legislation — indiscriminate and / or unenforceable bans, as well as draconian sanctions applied to behavior that is already illegal — degrades respect for law and reduces compliance, while aggravating (or at best, failing to improve) the problems these laws were supposedly enacted to solve.

Macmillan's desired pricing model is not as draconian as it seems.

State - based accountability of the 1990's was no prize, with a patchwork of tests and standards, and penalties as draconian as anything coming out of Washington.

Long Island critics of state Common Core tests discussed ways to free pupils and teachers from a system they still view as draconian despite concessions they already have won.

«I don't regard the legal highs report as draconian,» he said.

How is it that the anti-EU press, the Department of Health and Tesco seem to be aligned in a story attacking the formula marketing law as draconian, when this same law is routinely flouted with regard to instore promotion and advertising with no prosecutions being brought?

Not exact matches

Yet Saudi Arabia is not without its critics, who lament its poor record on human rights, draconian executions of political prisoners and military intervention in the civil war in Yemen, a conflict that has caused a humanitarian disaster in the country and one which is seen as a proxy war between the kingdom and its regional rival, Iran.

As the marches began, government officials prepared for more talks at a central Athens hotel with representatives of bailout creditors as the two sides were near an agreement to maintain draconian spending controls beyond the current rescue prograAs the marches began, government officials prepared for more talks at a central Athens hotel with representatives of bailout creditors as the two sides were near an agreement to maintain draconian spending controls beyond the current rescue prograas the two sides were near an agreement to maintain draconian spending controls beyond the current rescue program.

London - based Diageo, represented by Robert Raskopf of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, maintains that the Club is misusing an «obscure and draconian procedural mechanism» which was originally intended to target only fraudsters who «prey on unsuspecting persons by masquerading as charitable organizations.»

Since the financial crisis (and arguably well before that), the central banks of developed countries have used draconian monetary measures as a means of staving off financial and economic collapse.

It's clear what his priorities are, to punish those programs and people most deserving of funding in order to portray the «draconian» 1.2 % cut in the growth of spending as nigh unto apocalyptic.

The amended bill was a substantial improvement over the original bill, as it appeared to remove the draconian and generally unproductive anti-money laundering requirements that would have applied to all virtual currency businesses, including businesses that never handle any customer funds.

The prospect of illegal campaign donations and the revelation that Trump employed a draconian non-disclosure agreement to silence a woman might not be as titillating as lurid pictures of the Donald, but both certainly adds to the many serious legal challenges facing his presidency.

This is an unofficial ban on crypto trade in India - and cryptocurrency traders as well as cryptocurrency exchanges have been outraged against this draconian decision.

Beyond their misunderstanding of the facts, beyond their tolerance of draconian solutions, the [environmental and population] controllers are finally accused of regarding people, at least when found in great numbers, as a kind of pollution.

To me, the most effective way of doing so is pointing out the sheer absurdity of their beliefs in public forums such as this, so as to weaken the underlying social support and impetus for such draconian views.

As an atheist who believes in «Choice» (I dislike the idea of abortion but see the need for people to be able to opt for it) and polygamy (marriage should be for any number of consenting adults regardless of gender) and believes that the idea of draconian anti-gun measures is anathema as it takes away an individual's right to live the way he wants to live, I think that if believing in a deity makes a person treat other people nicer then we should leave that person and his beliefs alonAs an atheist who believes in «Choice» (I dislike the idea of abortion but see the need for people to be able to opt for it) and polygamy (marriage should be for any number of consenting adults regardless of gender) and believes that the idea of draconian anti-gun measures is anathema as it takes away an individual's right to live the way he wants to live, I think that if believing in a deity makes a person treat other people nicer then we should leave that person and his beliefs alonas it takes away an individual's right to live the way he wants to live, I think that if believing in a deity makes a person treat other people nicer then we should leave that person and his beliefs alone.

It is unliveable at the level of society: hence, in Britain we have a government that lauds the freedom of the individual (and it should be noted in passing, but noted very well, that our present generation of politicians rarely talk of the «human person» or just of the «person», but usually of the «individual») but which has brought in some of the most draconian legislation in Europe designed to control what people say and do on certain issues so that society can proceed in its life as a unity and not just as a mere collection of individuals.

Gays were killed for being gay — and they still were — there's no such thing as a law draconian enough to keep people from being themselves, to force that degree of conformance.

Seems to me that it's problematic to regard lust as a stricture and draconian rules to suppress it as freedom.

A draconian attitude towards diving, or as it should be called, WILFUL CHEATING, is long overdue.

Most of their complaints nowadays seem to consist of screeching about complementary foods marketed to babies from 4 months old instead of 6 months (though the Europeans have long since gone back to recommending complementary feeding at that age) and enforcing the outdated, draconian WHO Code as if it were the Holy Bible.

«Crime in the streets» was Nixonian code for keeping white people safe from poor minorities, just as «crack babies» justified draconian prison sentences for inner - city cocaine users 20 years later (their white suburban counterparts went to rehab).

What is more, the government should assiduously work on these issues listed above that led to the polarization of our political space as against coming up with such a bill which I view as obnoxious in taste and draconian in outlook.

Does this line of argument ultimately endorse the coalition government's draconian cuts to legal aid as a tool for securing higher success figures for the UKBA?

IDC spokeswoman Candice Giove said in a statement, «As we enter the campaign season the Independent Democratic Conference will continue to work to elect Democrats who will fight against the draconian policies coming out of Washington and have a laser beam focus on protecting labor and our middle class.»

«New York has a legacy of progressive activism that extends all the way back to its founding and we can not allow Republicans in the State Senate to use such heavy - handed, draconian measures as they work to push an agenda completely out of touch with the mainstream,» Gillibrand writes.

The two - year budget deal reached in Washington on Friday ensures no draconian cuts in federal aid to the state and city, undercuts arguments to raise some local taxes and portends problems for Cuomo as he exaggerates the impact of Congress's tax bill on New Yorkers.

The MPs, two of the most influential politicians in the immigration debate, suggest that draconian action should now be considered «during periods of high unemployment» — such as now — to protect low - skilled British workers struggling to compete with foreigners for jobs.»

In many ways, Ben Ali's own trial was as flagrantly random and draconian as anything his ousted regime had managed.

There were a lot of them this morning: hundreds of millions of pounds being culled in departments across Whitehall as George Osborne and David Laws introduced «draconian» budget reductions.

Many ethnic minority voters are worried about immigration, like their white counterparts, but they are much more sensitive to some of the more draconian elements of the system, which have been allowed to run amok as the Tories try to invite Ukip voters back to the party.

Unsurprisingly, support for the Tories has diminished as they have made it clear — with Cameron's warning of «an age of austerity» and George Osborne's draconian cuts proposals — that they will ruthlessly carry out capitalism's demands for the working class to pay for the economic crisis.

As predicted, Governor Paterson's budget plan to cut down the projected $ 15.4 billion budget gap is pretty draconian.

McKinnon said he was looking for evidence of UFOs and that the messages he left mocking their security measures were merely mischievous - but the US government took on a highly draconian approach to the matter and suggested he could be jailed as a terrorist threat for 60 years.

MPs agreed on the 28 - day limit as a compromise, with a judge reviewing the case every week, although the Liberal Democrats still insisted it was draconian.

«As communities in New York recover from Hurricane Irene, will Representative Chris Gibson let his Republican Leadership hold disaster relief funding until draconian cuts are made to things like Medicare and education?»

Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan fired off a raft of parliamentary questions about Grayling's draconian prison reforms last month only to have them all dismissed as too expensive to answer.

Her on - screen confidence and behind - the - scenes negotiations won the day against some of New Labour's most draconian proposals and kept the flame alive when it seemed as if no - one really cared about civil liberties anymore.

The Paris accord is not such a «Draconian» deal as Trump made it out to be on Thursday and experts say the onus on the United States was not as high as compared to what other countries have voluntarily taken on.

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«As someone who is liberal on social issues and civil liberties, I accept that in government we were too draconian on aspects of our civil liberties,» Mr Miliband said.

Judge Valerie Caproni described a term of around 22 to 27 years, per sentencing guidelines, as «draconian and unjust» given Silver's age, according to the New York Times.

There was confusion among Corbyn spokespeople, but, by the end of the campaign, Corbyn's policy of continuing most of the planned draconian cuts to welfare was confirmed as still in place.

«Teacher layoffs are just unacceptable,» said City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who slammed Mayor Michael Bloomberg's budget plan as «drastic» and «draconian.»