Sentence examples for dictate harsh from inspiring English sources

If short-term targets are not immediately met next month, Europe should not rush to dictate harsh additional measures.

The mixed signals coming from Spanish officials seemed to reflect an odd balancing act — trying to reap the advantages of sounding alarmed, but not so desperate that they signal a willingness to let European officials dictate harsh terms and conditions.

Europeans leaders have dictated harsh austerity measures in the name of stability for the euro, the region's common currency, rubber-stamped by captive and corrupt national politicians, protesters say.

Early on, African slaves and European indentured servants commiserated in Manhattan taverns, but the laws eventually invented a distinction: dark skin dictated harsher penalties.

It also dictates harsher mandatory sentences for criminal offenses committed by bikies, than those committed by members of the general public.

The idea of Germany and other creditor nations dictating even harsher deficit reduction measures for countries such as Greece and Italy may sound reassuring to market, but for people in the streets of Athens and Rome, it sounds like nothing short of serfdom.

Still, they chafed against their male superiors' unreasonable restrictions and harsh dictates.

But some advocates refuse to sit by and let harsh laws dictate how the homeless people in their cities will be treated.

As I said earlier, we are in the midst of a harsh battle, which dictates we all stand united, together, and put aside all differences, complaints or criticism".

The speech's harsh tone may have been dictated in part by the timing: Wednesday is the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran in 1979, and a customary occasion for militant posturing in the streets.

It seems harsh to criticise the formula that dictates world ranking positions.