Sentence examples for would be punitive from inspiring English sources

"It was clear it would be punitive".

That would be bizarre.The second problem is that the tariffs would be punitive.

Addressing the Bundestag Thursday, he said, the long-term consequences would be punitive for American prestige.

Taxing spare bedrooms would be punitive to this socially, economically and environmentally sustainable working practice.

Christine C. Quinn (D) has always been cool to this idea, saying it would be punitive and not necessarily effective.

Under that agreement, there would be punitive back testing the next year if more then 5percenttesteded positive.

Acheson insisted the special units to be created in existing high security prisons would not be punitive but would need to be physically isolated from the rest of the prison grounds.

Under the Texas agreement, he noted, Aetna could be fined or held in contempt, but there would not be punitive damages like those that the class-action lawyers, fresh from lucrative victories against cigarette makers, were expected to seek.

This measure would be purely punitive, like giving smokers a smacking.

Moreover, the disclosure requirements for lobbying would be absurdly punitive toward unions.

A cumulative increase of up to 75 cents a pack would be "overly punitive to the tobacco industry," Mr. Hanger said.