Sentence examples for potentially draconian from inspiring English sources

But it is potentially draconian.

Unelected, headed by an exile and chosen largely by diplomats from the United States and the United Nations, the new Iraqi government nonetheless appears to be enjoying something of a honeymoon, even as Mr. Allawi has quickly embarked on a series of sweeping and potentially draconian measures aimed at quelling the guerrilla insurgency.

All this is before we can even begin to explore the potentially negative impact of draconian dress codes on trans or non-gender-conforming pupils, many of whom have reported being blocked from their school yearbooks because of clothing choices.

"The failure to give social workers a new power to gain entry into a property where someone is being harmed – rejected by ministers as draconian and potentially intrusive – is bitterly disappointing," he says.

"It's very broad and vague legislation that grants very broad and swingeing and draconian powers — potentially.

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

By ending the inhumane but "bipartisan" policies of his predecessors, Bill de Blasio has potentially re-opened the debate on the draconian and failed "welfare reform" concept.

Well it grants those draconian and swingeing powers and they could potentially be exercised in that way by the government if it chose to do so without any further legislation being required".

In the same passage, however, the draft says those efforts should respect "sovereignty and territorial integrity of states," a clause that could potentially be used by repressive states to continue justifying draconian drug laws.

and aAnalysts believe Anwar, who has vowed to scale back Malaysia's most draconian laws and reunify the racially-divided nation if elected, could potentially knock out the incumbent government entirely.

Many do not, but even the best and most devoted are required to put this draconian choice to their clients -- a guaranteed short sentence versus a potentially long one -- possibly life in prison.