Sentence examples for draconian actions from inspiring English sources

RESTRICTIONS on religious freedom do not necessarily involve draconian actions like imprisoning pastors, flogging alleged "blasphemers" or bulldozing places of worship.

If the F.H.A. fails to get Congress's blessing, it will have to take more draconian actions in the coming months, according to F.H.A. officials who did not want to be named because they were still working with Congress on the issue.

The draconian actions worked.

The GOP, using the draconian actions of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker at its model, attempt to co-opt and decertify labor unions and eliminate workers' collective bargaining rights.

You take draconian action to reduce debt, but there is no growth".

But the threat of such draconian action seems to have woken up the sleeping giant of American politics Latinos.

But taking such draconian action means that potentially millions of innocent people across the globe will have their financial lifelines switched off.

The government promised a strategy that would take "draconian" action, in the words of health secretary Jeremy Hunt last October, to tackle the very serious obesity epidemic in children.

This site supports U.S.D.A. in taking draconian action but not willy-nilly nor as a publicity stunt" to impress European Union regulators.

Critics of the decision pointed out that Uefa had taken more draconian action against Bendtner than they had over several racist incidents down the years.

With a general election due in May, they have sought to exploit public anger over rising prices by promising draconian action to force the energy companies to reduce them.