Sentences with phrase «take draconian»

A high degree of warming does not automatically mean we take draconian measures to cut back fossil fuel use.

The more relevant issues concern whether whatever warming that has occurred can be substantially, or entirely attributed to human CO2 emissions, and whether we are really in danger of burning up, if we don't take draconian measures to stop it.

On one side are people who want to take draconian measures because of the science, and on the other are people who believe the science doesn't justify taking draconian measures.

«If you are making such a serious allegation against someone, you should put that allegation to him and give him an opportunity to say something in his defence before you take the draconian decision to remove him,» he says.

Not exact matches

That could give the U.S. a big edge over countries, now including China and South Korea, who have taken more draconian measures to suppress the technology.

Meanwhile, immigration restrictions make it more difficult to import the cheap labor that would be competitive with overseas operations; for an example, see the debacle now taking place in Alabama after the enactment of a draconian immigration law.

«The whole marketplace, our entire business, is built on the trust that consumers have in our platform,» he said «With a platform that does annually $ 370 billion GMV a year, you're going to see some issues with it because it's a large reflection of what's going on in the offline community, but we are taking a very draconian approach to cracking down on counterfeits.

The delegation comprises a wide range of views on trade, with Mr. Mnuchin and Mr. Kudlow, a former CNBC economic commentator, more receptive to free trade and resistant to draconian tariffs, and Mr. Lighthizer encouraging the president to take a harder line.

Surely the WR, the Liberals and the NDP can cooperate on other issues, just like they did when they took to the steps of the Legislature to protest Bills 45 and 46, the draconian anti-labour bills.

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 alone.

If you get in with any sort of derogatory message and refuse to take it down you get ejected and banned, draconian yes but thems the the rules brother!

I agree on your sites policy of no swearing or personal abuse (although I have seen many a pro-wenger poster post non swear word insults at anti-wengerites and no action was taken) but if a forum does not permit the views or statements of its posters because they are not in line with the topic, well then that is simply ridiculous and draconian!

Although these figures are smaller than those initially proposed — they were revised downward after the president asked MPs to take a second look at the legislation — it still represented a «draconian» move according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

The Bill is not designed to force unwilling retailers to take Scottish banknotes or to impose draconian sanctions on anyone who does not.

It is the perfect storm that occurs when liberal and conservative dogma are combined: a government imposing draconian cuts with one hand and taking away mechanisms to help people stay afloat with the other.

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.

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.

Equally dramatic was action Paterson took in overhauling the draconian Rockefeller Drug Laws that for 35 years had deprived judges of sentencing discretion and doomed tens of thousands of low - level drug offenders to long prison sentences.

With a chastened Home Office now likely to take a more liberal approach to immigration, it is inconceivable that the new secretary of state could follow through with original leaked plans for an even more draconian border policy in future.

One then wonders why the House members took such a draconian stance against the two Ministers who have very cordial relationships with the National Assembly.

Aresimowicz says he's calling for a September 14th budget vote because his House Democratic caucus wants to avoid what he says are Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy's draconian cuts to public education that would take effect if there is no budget by October 1.

I'm not sure about the democracy bit in the UK... the draconian measures taken by the Tory - LDs on such a mandate, looks like a neoliberal coup d'etat to me.

«If there is a way to grade schools that can realistically take into account different demographics of schools, that's one thing, but that's still attaching Draconian consequences to what are inevitably somewhat arbitrary scores.»

Connecticut teachers are urging legislators to take up the critical issue of education funding when they convene for a special session later this month to focus on the draconian cuts devastating the state's public schools and shortchanging students» education.

Call it devastating, draconian or simply a vicious attack on Connecticut's children, parents, educators and public schools, the governor who has consistently worked to undermine and privatize public education, since taking office in 2011, has now proposed a new state budget that destroys Connecticut's already failing constitutional requirement to adequately fund its public schools.

I'd take the massive opportunity given to all content creators and the ability to let the customer decide what's good and what is not over the outdated, draconian, unfair and very flawed gatekeeper traditional system any day.

The goal is to force governments into taking ever - more draconian measures against their people in a futile effort to stop it.

Failing to take out enough triggers one of the most draconian of all IRS penalties:

Retirees who turned age 70 1/2 last year are running out of time to avoid one of the tax code's more draconian features: the 50 % penalty for failing to take mandatory «Required Minimum Distributions» (RMD) on any applicable retirement accounts.

Whether you're using the new Basic Economy fare, on United, for a quick weekend getaway, flying another budget airline with draconian carry on rules, or taking a 10 - day road trip in a new part of the U.S.,

The fiery red Rathalos set perfectly takes after the King of the Sky himself with its draconian flare, while the Legiana set carries the same refined, elegant aesthetic as the frosty drake herself.

The fiery red Rathalos set perfectly takes after the King of the Sky himself with its draconian flare, while the Legiana set carries the same refined, elegant aesthetic as the frosty drake herself.Beyond the usual defensive and elemental resistance stats, armor pieces also grant various skills that range from increased ailment success rate, increased damage to an enraged monster, and many more.

The Xbox One was also home to some draconian always - online features, and Sony took advantage of that situation to push its own system forward.

How many took time to correct the commentators pointing out that the extreme scenarios used to whip up support for draconian climate change policies were merely hypothetical, and at the upper end of hypothetical?

Other draconian measures in AB32 could also cause increases in prices of things made in California and also could cause businesses to take their manufacturing facilities elsewhere, which is already happening.

The state of play until recently was this: Democrats were counting on draconian regulations to lower the rate of increase in carbon emissions; Republicans were counting on their hold on the Senate and their prospects of taking the White House to reverse those regulations.

«Climate science» as it is used by warmists implies adherence to a set of beliefs: (1) Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will warm the Earth's surface and atmosphere; (2) Human production of CO2 is producing significant increases in CO2 concentration; (3) The rate of rise of temperature in the 20th and 21st centuries is unprecedented compared to the rates of change of temperature in the previous two millennia and this can only be due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) The climate of the 19th century was ideal and may be taken as a standard to compare against any current climate; (5) global climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industrializing.

By taking the steps now to comply, sheltered by an association of like - minded companies, the likelyhood of draconian government action is reduced.

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

These charges are not taken lightly in Virginia and the penalties are severe; indeed draconian.

From 1 November 2005 a new regime came into place with the idea that unnecessary regulation would be taken away and courts should not be imposing draconian sanctions against solicitors where only a technical breach of the rules occurred.

This draconian enactment caused the price of BTC and ETH to take a 21 % and 32 % hit respectively.

The increasingly draconian approach to regulation contrasts strongly with that taken by neighboring Japan, Bitcoinist has reported, with the country continuing to foster adoption and use of Bitcoin.

Over time, with the passage of the Family Support Act of 1988 requiring all states to develop and implement formulas to compute the amount of money that should be sent by the «absent» parent (yes indeed, the statutory language assumes one parent is absent), the court - based child support system for divorcing or never married parents turned into a bureaucratic system with draconian powers to garnish wages, take tax refunds, licenses and impose other punishments for people who fail to properly support their children.