Sentences with phrase «draconian proposals»

Administrator McCarthy's draconian proposals are turning out to be even worse than many critics expected.

Seriously, is the hysteria and draconian proposals to eliminate fossil fuels even close to being warranted?

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.

«I don't see them leaving the table, but I don't see them agreeing to these draconian proposals,» he said.

This draconian proposal is the product of the governor's desperate search for revenue to fix the transit crisis he is primarily responsible for and is another front in his war with the mayor, who hasn't been willing to provide the MTA the money that the governor wants him to.

For such a draconian proposal, the budget is remarkably short on details.

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A spokesperson later clarified Oppenheimer's position, saying,» In 2009 the Senate was presented with only one proposal to support the MTA at a time of financial crisis and proposed draconian fare increases.

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.

Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes is among those who have criticised the «draconian» proposals, saying ministers will have to «negotiate» to get parliamentary approval.

The expected budget proposal from the new governor is expected to be draconian in its» cuts.

But Mr Willis said: «The proposals are essentially a massive tax benefit to the middle class and Vince Cable has got to prove that [this] isn't a slippery slope towards more rightwing draconian policies.»

The tough interventions envisioned under the original Obama proposal were attacked as too draconian and inflexible, so the new law will let each district with a low - performing school — remember, these are the low - functioning districts that let the school flounder in the first place — decide what's best for them.

Meanwhile, the board also deferred action on its draconian new code of student conduct, saying that no decision will be made on that proposal until next semester.

The FY2018 federal budget proposal to Congress contains draconian cuts for clean energy and climate among the cuts for other important discretionary programs.

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.

Allen & Overy regulatory partner Bob Penn said: «The proposals are more draconian than expected, but tempered by the long lead - in time for implementation.

«The proposals are now more draconian than Lord Carter's — he proposed a fund to assist firms in making the changes but the government has withdrawn that from the plans.»