Sentence examples for draconian idea from inspiring English sources

Mr. Walford shook his head at this draconian idea but seemed to admire it.

Here — setting aside the draconian idea of breaking them up — there are two broad schools of thought.

"This was a ridiculous and draconian idea that should never have gone so far," said Martin Callanan, a member of the European Parliament for Britain's Conservative Party.

Bryant wants the young ones to get better, despite the Draconian idea.

His comments are pointedly at odds with the more draconian ideas being canvassed for the government's high-profile 'respect campaign' to crack down on anti-social behaviour.

Others consider that idea Draconian and unlikely to withstand judicial appeal.

Apple called the idea "draconian and punitive .Tainted reputationSeveral countries, including China, recalled milk powder produced by Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter, after the firm found traces of a bacterium that can cause botulism in one of its products.

Reflecting the same neoliberal "reform" impulse that politicians have pushed in the United States with charter schools and draconian testing systems, the idea is to tighten controls on educators and students by imposing standardized tests and evaluations.

He isn't claiming that Islamist oddballs like Choudary are waging a justified struggle against western racism and imperialism (as the aforementioned professor might say) but is instead trying to draw attention to the draconian potential inherent in legislating against the expression of ideas – dangerous and nasty ideas, but ideas nonetheless.

The health spokesman for the opposition Tasmanian Liberal Party, Jeremy Rockliff, was quoted by The Sydney Morning Herald as having mocked the idea as an example of draconian government overreach.

A total 87% of respondents rejected the idea - with some describing it as "draconian" and "heavy-handed".