Unemployment was high, and the police were increasingly seen as heavy-handed.
Sometimes seen as heavy-handed, Australia now seems to want to adopt a softer touch.
Few observers would be surprised that Mr Kirchner was seen as heavy-handed, or that Mexico has not yet reached a turning point in its drug war, or that Venezuela hosts all sorts of unsavoury dealings.
If Beijing's campaign is not seen as heavy-handed, political analysts said, it may improve the odds that its favored candidates will narrowly retain a majority of the Legislative Council, even though opposition candidates are almost certain to win the popular vote by a landslide.
They will be seen as heavy-handed persecution of the Chechens". In recent months, pro-Moscow regional officials such as Akhmed Malsagov, prime minister of the republic of Ingushetia, have grown critical of Russia's war-making policies.
Bruce Fogwell of Greenwich, representing nearly 100 of that town's residents, testified in favor of closing Exit 4 on 1-95 because of what they see as heavy traffic on residential roads.
Some Democrats expressed anger at what they saw as heavy-handed tactics by the presidents political team.
Many Papuans, who are ethnically distinct from most other Indonesians, chafe at what they see as heavy-handed and exploitative rule from Jakarta.
Republicans and some Democrats have long complained about what they see as heavy-handed regulation of the health care industry by Medicare officials.
Along with currency and market access, an array of less obvious themes emerged from the submissions to the Commerce Department, including infrastructure shortcomings and what some industries saw as heavy-handed regulation.
