Sentence examples for draconian especially from inspiring English sources

Washington more often criticizes Japan's regulations as draconian, especially when applied to American products.

The policy was draconian, especially by the standards of the financial freedom the country had enjoyed up till then.

And, yep, we have to make all of this far less draconian, especially for the time-poor, the poor and the "hypochondriacs".

The weakest point for the government could well be Judge Jackson's decision to break up the company, a solution which the appeals court judges is likely to consider Draconian, especially in light of the fact that Judge Jackson did not, as is usual, hold any hearings on the appropriate remedy for Microsoft's misbehaviour.

The president also suggested that NCAA rules meant to protect the concept of amateurism can be too draconian, especially considering the money going to schools and coaches.

Destroying lives and families over victimless crimes is draconian, especially since cannabis has been proven safer than both alcohol and tobacco.

Opposing draconian cuts, especially to Medicare, has been good political business for Democrats (something Republicans, of course, realize).

Unlike Europe and particularly the UK, the US isn't hamstrung by draconian libel laws (especially not after title 28 of the United States Code was amended to prevent US courts upholding foreign libel verdicts), nor can the state interfere with free speech (EU law is supposed to grant similar protection to citizens of member states, but no one appears to have told the police in those states).

They say that taking away a family's livelihood is too draconian a punishment — especially for a family that will now have two children to raise.

In Montreal, there is a movement to commemorate Richler by naming a street or place after him - which is meeting with strong resistance from Quebec nationalists who still resent how he poked fun at their cause and what he saw as their draconian language laws, especially in his book Oh Canada!

It caused widespread economic and social disruption on both sides; East Germans living in the region suffered especially draconian restrictions.