Sentence examples for As punitive from inspiring English sources
Nor have his deeds been as punitive as Roosevelt's were.
The hospital's thinking was not as punitive as it sounds.
No other rich country is nearly as punitive as the Land of the Free.
They want people punished but prison isn't always as punitive as they would like.
The child benefit cap is a policy designed to show how Labour has "manned up" and can be as punitive as the Tories.
He would not need to be so craven if he looked at in-depth polls showing that the public is not nearly as punitive as commonly perceived.
Mr. O'Hair, the Detroit prosecutor said, "If you're after retribution, vengeance, life in prison without parole is about as punitive as you can get".
"A JRB is perceived, in some circumstances, as punitive.
As punitive detention is for the courts alone, it is arguable that their prolonged and indefinite detention has become punitive and may be beyond power.
Many saw the move as punitive.
Defectors describe them as punitive reëducation camps.
