Sentence examples for draconian power from inspiring English sources

Schedule 7 is the "most draconian" power the police have, she says.

True, rallies of more than five people are themselves illegal unless they are given police approval: another Draconian power.

At a practical level, Finra still retains its most potent weapon: the power to suspend or expel misbehaving brokers from the financial industry, what the appeals court called a "draconian" power.

Indeed, the unsecured-debt market is so important that far from destabilising it, regulators might feel obliged to underwrite it, as in 2008.Using a knife, not an axeA better alternative is to give regulators draconian power but over a smaller part of banks' balance-sheets, so that the panic is contained.

Now, open them and, for a second, everything looks almost familiar... and then you notice that a dissident is fleeing a harsh and draconian power, known for its global surveillance practices, use of torture, assassination campaigns, and secret prisons, and has found a haven in a heartless world in... hmmm... Russia.

Tepper has an antagonist in the form of draconian, power-crazed Mayor Ducatelli, who thinks of him as an anarchist.

Did they vote for these draconian powers?

You've got the draconian powers of the Canadian Jewish congress.

It could repeal the draconian powers its forces enjoy and move garrisons from town centres.

A state of emergency was declared, giving the government draconian powers.

"The police have plenty of powers without having to use draconian powers like carting people around in convoys," said Steve Powell, director of policy and campaigns for the Football Supporters Federationn.