Sentence examples for sort of draconian from inspiring English sources

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In areas where local authorities adopt this sort of draconian approach, you will have a ticking timebomb of headteacher shortages.

That sort of draconian measure is not where the bills are aimed, said Steve Tepp, chief intellectual property counsel for the United States Chamber of Commerce.

"I think the right of Australian politics is taking the debate about our energy future down fairly sort of draconian paths where we're demanding we've got to pledge loyalty to one form of energy hand over heart," he said.

Senator John Cornyn (who has raked in a whopping $355,026 from the defense industry) let slip that one of his big concerns is that Hagel purportedly "believes the Defense Department can sustain the sort of draconian cuts contained in sequestration".

The White House's announcement came as a relief to cynics who expected the president to impose the sort of draconian tariffs Suniva and SolarWorld proposed.

(Last year's budget proposal featured the same sort of draconian cuts, but at least promised to wipe out the deficit by 2027).

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All sorts of draconian punishments are now possible for Mr Spitzer.

The real answer is not to eradicate all cheating and adopt all sorts of Draconian software security but to do just the right amount so that everybody is not cheating.

Congress is moving ahead with trying to pass SOPA — the so-called "Stop Online Piracy Act" that includes all sorts of draconian measures that would stifle free expression as we know it.

I sort of agree.

"It's a form of draconian censorship".

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