"Otherwise they take extreme steps".
I have self-excluded myself, taken extreme steps but I still have ended up having a meltdown," he said.
Riverkeeper said that by its calculations, the city would have to take extreme steps to conserve water.
As Mary Williams Walsh wrote last week in The Times, some states have taken extreme steps to balance their budgets in the face of declining revenue and rising bills.
We deride egomaniacs and dictators who take extreme steps to imprint their own self-image on everyone's minds, yet most of us subconsciously assume the same total respect from those around us.
During the crisis over the Townshend duties (1767 70), the import taxes on previously duty-free products proposed by Cabinet Minister Charles Townshend, Adams was unable to persuade the Massachusetts colonists to take extreme steps, partly because of the moderating influence of Otis.
The country's democracy is also far younger than Japan's, which, perversely, means citizens there are less likely to be alarmed if the government takes extreme steps in an emergency.
In all, there is a balance sought: First, if possible, make things end peacefully, with no one hurt, but also be prepared to take extreme steps, like firing a weapon.
His letter left no doubt that he was aware of the peril from hostile foreign intelligence agencies, and that he had taken extreme steps to keep his material safe.
Moreover, we aren't likely to take extreme steps or veer too quickly to either the left or the right.
