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draconian measure

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meanings of draconianand measure


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draconian
adjective
uk /drəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ us /drəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
Draconian laws, government actions, etc. are extremely severe, or go further than what is right ...
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measure
noun
uk /ˈmeʒ.ər/ us /ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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Examples of draconian measure


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I am sure that it is a draconianmeasure.
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We must deal with the problem but not impose a draconianmeasure.
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Will he explain how and by whom we are to be punished, and with what draconianmeasure?
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If unlimited penalties could be imposed under the article, it is a draconianmeasure.
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To apply this concept of super protection to all the 3,800 or more sites of special scientific interest would be a draconianmeasure.
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I am afraid that we have to accept that one man's moral code is another man's draconianmeasure.
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The alternative is not necessarily a draconianmeasure.
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Introducing a compulsory drug testing programme is a fairly draconianmeasure.
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That draconianmeasure might actually lead to an increase in the risk to the public, and not a decrease, as we would all wish.
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It is a draconianmeasure that confronts the problem full on.
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I would therefore regard a general ban on the use of pigswill for animal feed as an unduly draconianmeasure.
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Should not there be more flexibility rather than the draconianmeasure in clause 70?
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It is draconian, but the crisis we face is of such magnitude that a draconianmeasure is justified.
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There is no intention for this to be a draconianmeasure, which it is not.
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A nil registration limit for the construction industry would be a draconianmeasure with a vengeance.
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That seems to me an extremely draconianmeasure to take.
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It seems to be a slightly draconianmeasure.
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That is a very important and draconianmeasure.
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It seems a somewhat draconianmeasure in isolation.
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This is not some draconianmeasure which will allow hearings and courts carte blanche to deal with children as they see fit.
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