"Greece, unfortunately, no longer had its own currency when it was forced into drastic fiscal retrenchment," Krugman wrote.
In small cities forced into drastic belt-tightening, ambitious social or law enforcement programs are often the first to go.
So states and cities, which can't run large deficits, were forced into drastic spending cuts, more than offsetting the modest increase at the federal level.
People are still suffering, and Terry was not the type of person to accept a cruel and incoherent law or be forced into drastic decisions.
Right now there are about 3.4 workers for every retiree; by 2030 there will be only 2. So a pay-as-you-go system would be forced into drastic tax increases, drastic benefit cuts, or both.
While we expect earnings at BAC to erode throughout 2009, our short call is based on a rapidly deteriorating balance sheet that will force the company into drastic measures, such as a government bailout, much like Citigroup's recent agreement with the federal government.
So, parents may feel forced to consider drastic measures, such as selling their daughters into marriage for a dowry to build a stable future.
Johnson sought to puncture the claim that the coalition government was being forced to take drastic measures because of Labour's irresponsible spending plans in government.
Then his new sergeant (Scott Glenn) cracks down, and Ray is forced to take drastic measures: going after the man's daughter (Anna Paquin, who is 20 now).
Parmar was forced to take drastic measures to stop her son from going online, including removing the door from his bedroom.
