How To Use Draconian In A Sentence

This antimodernist nativism pervaded the 1920s, but it was particularly visible in the scientific racism of the eugenics movement, the xenophobia of the "100 percent American" movement, the sharp resurgence in the Ku Klux Klan, the post – World War One Red Scare (directed primarily at immigrant radicals), and in a series of draconian immigration restriction acts. 11 Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
Very quickly, the penalties were seen as draconian and the restrictions as inhibiting the will to win. Times, Sunday Times
We can give agencies draconian new powers to bug phones and computers. The Sun
At one point, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was regarded as a draconian measure or last option for patients in these categories.
There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws were draconian and should be amended.

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It's about time we sorted a sensible compromise and not a draconian law.
Ministers have decided they cannot justify some of the more draconian measures to reduce cigarette and alcohol sales during the economic downturn. Times, Sunday Times
Japan suffers from tepid economic growth, draconian immigration policies and a shrinking population.
The scrutiny on the hit will make it too draconian for some. Times, Sunday Times
He has supported open prisons and opposed unnecessarily draconian anti-terrorism laws.
And this one-sided tale of woe fuels a lopsided view of youth - as well as public agitation for still more draconian laws and punishments. Times, Sunday Times
This is not the time to be progressing yet more draconian cuts to police budgets. Times, Sunday Times
All while she was unable to violate the yoke of the unprecedented use of the arcane "States Secrets Privilege", invoked by the DoJ in such a draconian fashion that she is still "gagged" from disclosing even innocuous personal details such as her date of birth. Brad Friedman: EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Ellsberg Says Sibel Edmonds Case 'Far More Explosive Than Pentagon Papers'
The combination of unknowable rules and draconian penalties is already having a chilling effect.
In this way such Treaty Articles are prevented from becoming too harsh or draconian in their application.
I have seen some quite draconian pieces of legislation pass through this House unremarked upon by most parties, but a piece of legislation like this seems to occupy a lot of members' time, attention, and concern.
This awful, draconian law has not been used to safeguard copyright, however.
Had we been caught, we could have faced two years in jail under draconian new media laws.
Not even Sel-quist's mother would stand up for her son once she heard he was in league with the draconians. The Doom Brigade
They were trying to wrest control of the issue through this draconian measure, but reopening implicitly recognises that the grounds for closure were spurious. Times, Sunday Times
Or we could find our military, intelligence, and technical communities hog-tied by overly draconian measures for protecting information.
They were trying to wrest control of the issue through this draconian measure, but reopening implicitly recognises that the grounds for closure were spurious. Times, Sunday Times
But the same end could be achieved by less draconian means if the magistrates' courts were empowered to work faster so that those found guilty could be jailed with dispatch.
The surprise downgrade of Italy's sovereign debt overnight by Standard and Poor's exposes the fatal flaws of pushing through draconian austerity measures on a nation experiencing economic weakness.
The scrutiny on the hit will make it too draconian for some. Times, Sunday Times
We should be less draconian about proof of age. Times, Sunday Times
We are making every effort to try and soften the edges of these draconian rules but brick walls and head butting are pretty joyless occupations.
In this reform, Shang Yang emphasized severe punishments, believing that draconian penalties helped to prevent crimes.
There has been an overall growth in population, despite some draconian efforts to contain it.
No amount of naval ships or coastguards or draconian laws will stop it happening.
Human rights groups have slammed the draconian morality laws in the country. The Sun
Imposing draconian laws that restrict civil liberties will not prevent terrorist attacks.
Mr Banks said that the legislation was draconian in its approach.
This configuration incurred a lot of overhead on each node to run any sort of application, and managing misbehaving processes was a rather draconian matter.
Thousands of immigrants have been swept up in draconian dragnets, and many have been denied access to counsel and family.
Instead of gold-glinting scales and sleek wingless bodies, these draconians were brassy and bewinged. The Dragons at War
By all means improve the townships, the thinking went, but also concentrate on righting the huge imbalances caused by apartheid's draconian zoning laws; "densification" was the key word here-and one that terrified many white residents. The Struggle to Govern Johannesburg
He wanted draconian cuts in domestic spending. Peril and Promise: A Commentary on America
Here's a a great big steaming pile of angst that I fear the Democrats will inflict on the whole of the United States: What Draconian measures will they pass to bring this country into complience with the bogus global warming dictates from the Euroweenies? Sound Politics: Schumer: Dems Can Ride Middle-Class "Angst" Into White House
Such draconian methods point to the shortcomings of a cumbersome investigative and judicial system.
We could be in for a crimewave, and when that happens the public will scream for draconian measures, you mark my words. A SONG AT TWILIGHT
Draconian measures
Among the draconian penal laws is Law 71 which states that anyone ‘who calls for the establishment of any grouping, organisation or association proscribed by law’ can be executed.
There's a name for a team that peaks in January, then gets run so ragged, with so few substitutions in the name of a draconian coach, that they always flame out in March ... and that name is "dook". Looking homely, angel
In the end, the alternative investment fund managers directive was less draconian than feared. Times, Sunday Times
The former, which is more draconian, may reflect the longer term perceived treatment needs of the men.
Matt sez, This story has it all: a tiny, flyblown town rising up against their own draconian police force, a gang of cops shooting a fireman in front of a judge, it's utterly unbelievable. Boing Boing
The government has imposed draconian penalties for anyone found in possession of illegal drugs.
New laws are being passed, draconian laws that destroy lives and syphon happiness.
Of course we cannot know for sure whether a less draconian approach to crime will not simply cause it to increase again. Times, Sunday Times
A safeguard clause has been inserted in the Treaty of Accession providing the EU with draconian powers to seal-off one of these countries if a food safety problem occurs.
Centuries ago, when the fires about Teyde were still alight, and the lava-fields about Orotava were still burning, the rate of draconian increase, under the influence of heat and moisture, might have been treble or quadruple what it would now be. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
The report said Cosatu would also like to see the elections postponed to enable the scrapping of what he called draconian laws that restricted political activity and media coverage. ANC Daily News Briefing
Greece has since signed up to draconian austerity measures to stay in the bloc. Times, Sunday Times
This is not the time to be progressing yet more draconian cuts to police budgets. Times, Sunday Times
The body said that "draconian cuts in support services "will inevitably lead to deterioration in service, which can be avoided if CIOs spend wisely. Computing
There is a draconian sorting at the cuverie, no destemming, and a prolonged cuvaison/vatting in traditional wooden vats. The World’s Greatest Wine Estates
The scrutiny on the hit will make it too draconian for some. Times, Sunday Times
Nor can land speculators always be allowed to profit from draconian planning laws at these families' expense. Times, Sunday Times
In the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, a dozen states passed draconian anti-terrorism laws.
On the extreme contrary, today's Department of Defense leadership is awash with a tsunami of fundamentalist Christian religious predators, literally 'hellbent' on using the draconian spectre of military command influence not only to unconstitutionally force helpless subordinate service men and women to accept their own biblical worldview, but to turn their subordinates into religious predators themselves. Chris Rodda: Gen. Schwarzkopf: If You're Not Too Busy, Could You Please Come Back and Knock Some Heads Around?
What Masnick spectacularly fails to see is that even if this were true, even if copyright legislation became so wildly draconian, in the cloud-cuckoo-land of an imagined future, as to render all new creative work open to challenge, all those existing in-copyright works they were purportedly plagiarising would be themselves contestable. Archive 2009-02-01
The increase is being driven by public sector organisations, which are gearing up for the most draconian spending cuts of modern times. Times, Sunday Times
The devastating inflation finally began to be brought under control by a set of draconian belt-tightening measures taken upon the advice of a Detroit banker and special adviser to SCAP.
They were not spooked by the less draconian fiscal plans of the Labour government. Times, Sunday Times
Democrats have accused Republicans of taking a "meat cleaver" to the government, seeking "draconian" cuts that could damage vital services, eliminate hundreds of thousands of federal jobs and destabilize the economic recovery. Republicans blast Obama budget but signal willingness to work with Democrats
A less draconian penal code had been promised but not yet delivered. Times, Sunday Times
There has been an overall growth in population, despite some draconian efforts to contain it.
The argument of all crackdown law is that it applies special, draconian measures to tackle some heinous crime.
There has been an overall growth in population, despite some draconian efforts to contain it.
The crisis is then used as an excuse to bring in draconian measures to close the door to the most needy and vulnerable. The Ocean Lady: Rethinking “Illegal” Migration in Canada : Law is Cool
Now the same draconian code has been outlined for their MPs. Times, Sunday Times
Nearly 20 years after the so-called Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro which produced the first international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions, no leading industrialized power will find the political will to impose the draconian carbon taxes or order the substantial carbon cuts it would take to markedly lower carbon emissions. Can Anything Serious Happen in Cancun?
BAA Chief Executive Colin Matthews said he was dismayed by the decision, which he called "draconian. U.K. Stands by Airport-Sale Ruling
There was worrying talk about it not being possible to repeal the draconian anti-trade union laws.
Dayton said he campaigned and was elected on a promise not to make spending cuts to a level he called "draconian. Minnesota Government Shutdown Begins, No End In Sight
He subjected his workforce to a draconian regime, leaving no room for an idle moment - instant dismissal followed the detection of a man sitting down.
The penalty imposed by law is not draconian, and serves more as a reminder to perform a commonsense action.
The government has no democratic mandate to effect such a draconian, even suicidal, change of policy.
Also in KINSHASA - Zaire has announced draconian steps to force the use of controversial new 5-million-zaire banknotes boycotted by opposition supporters. ANC Daily News Briefing
A number of people were booked quite unnecessarily, causing anger and disbelief that such an innocent action could result in such draconian measures.
I've stated why - I think there's an ongoing trend towards zero value for things which are copyable, which isn't going to be stopped by draconian enforcement of copyright law. Steal This Movie!
If you want to lose weight, make a sensible plan with your doctor, and don't punish yourself with draconian diets.
Dido's beauty and charm melted the heart of Lindsay's uncle, Britain's most powerful and draconian judge, the first Earl of Mansfield, who adopted his grand-niece and treated her as the daughter he never had.
Ministers have decided they cannot justify some of the more draconian measures to reduce cigarette and alcohol sales during the economic downturn. Times, Sunday Times
Points deduction is the most draconian measure available. Times, Sunday Times
Tas was just about to call Tanis's attention to this when Tika came out of the kitchen and slammed food down in front of the draconians, skillfully avoiding their clawed hands. Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Draconian provisions which alter the principles and foundation of our legal system may serve in the long run to undermine that system and give rise to perfidies not initially contemplated.
He is just as bad and stuck in the authoritarian rut because he doesn't get more creative in his methodology than to advocate (strongly as in blah-blah-blah, the Bible commands you spank, which is not true,) draconian parenting. Adventures in mercy
Society was controlled by a draconian legal code, with five grades of punishment ranging from tattooing or branding the face, through cutting off the nose, amputating the feet, castration or (for women) claustration, to death.
What Masnick spectacularly fails to see is that even if this were true, even if copyright legislation became so wildly draconian, in the cloud-cuckoo-land of an imagined future, as to render all new creative work open to challenge, all those existing in-copyright works they were purportedly plagiarising would be themselves contestable. Creative Control - Part 2
Yet as Paymaster General she has presided over some of the most draconian taxation legislation in centuries.
And he introduces the naive first offenders and two-bit nonviolent users who have received draconian punishment.
Apart from that, his government's mantra of the rule of law was appealing not only as one of the salient democratic ethos, but more as a reawakening in our justice system particularly against the background of the impunities of his predecessor and the draconian years of the military era". Thisday Online
The penalty imposed by law is not draconian, and serves more as a reminder to perform a common sense action.
It is madness to suggest the draconian speeding laws we have should apply here.
These hard facts indicate real motives behind enactment of this draconian law.
The existence of such draconian punishment is a reflection of a culture that has no time for thieves and murderers.
By the way, maybe it’s just me, and maybe my understanding of the abortion coverage minutiae is faulty or incomplete, but the Senate bill’s restrictions actually seem more onerous and draconian than the House (Stupak’s) bill’s language. Matthew Yglesias » Catholic Health Association Head Backs Reform
Indeed, there were many dark hours as Tony and Janina navigated our draconian immigration system. Ruth Leitman: Tony & Janina, Chasing the American Dream... Again
Mayor Bloomberg is planning Draconian new measures to crack down on what he calls the "disruption" caused by the protesters at Zuccotti Park, and he is citing neighbors' complaints about noise and mess. Naomi Wolf: The First Amendment and the Obligation to Peacefully Disrupt in a Free Society
… China bashers: outta be complaining about some draconian laws in Canada, before offering advice to foreign...… nice one schiller: maybe instead of trying to make it sound like China was oppressing you, you poor victim, you can... Thestar.com - Home Page
Democrats lashed out at Schwarzenegger for proposing what they called draconian cuts while refusing to hike taxes and coddling corporations, who are due to receive more than $2 billion in tax breaks in 2011. RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds
Whether you are subjected to the draconian structure of the military or that of our pernicious government, honest dissidence should always remain constant.
Councils seem to take a perverse pleasure in widening pavements, double yellow lines and draconian parking restrictions. Times, Sunday Times
What evidence is there to justify such draconian restrictions? Times, Sunday Times
So what does the 26-page report say to reassure gun-shy men who fear they might be put through the ringer by biased child custody awards or draconian child support laws?
And this one-sided tale of woe fuels a lopsided view of youth - as well as public agitation for still more draconian laws and punishments. Times, Sunday Times
I believe that draconian laws are always wrong and the best society is one with the least legislation.
We can give agencies draconian new powers to bug phones and computers. The Sun
No matter how draconian the laws become, Europe is not capable of shutting its borders.
Its 'factuality' was sealed by draconian laws and its reasoning was secured by social and political settings. Palestine Blogs aggregator
To introduce such draconian measures without proper safeguards could well lead to an abuse of power. Times, Sunday Times
Some companies don't like dealing with this inspector because they say he's draconian and pedantic.
As we look through this part, the question we need to ask is whether it is draconian legislation.
GMB, Unison and Unite released a joint statement attacking BCBC Job Evaluation proposals, which they described as "draconian" and "seeking confrontation" with staff. WalesOnline - Home
On the 25th the German Ambassador proceeds to the Quai d'Orsay, to notify in comminatory terms that Berlin sides with Vienna; panic in the different Bourses; recall of the Austrian Ambassador from Belgrade, notwithstanding the almost complete acceptance of the draconian conditions he presented twenty-four hours before. The Diary of a French Army Chaplain
The last two decades, however, have seen a dangerous rise in states adopting draconian right-to-work laws, especially in the South.
And it's Simpson who has now insulted younger Americans - the ones who would be most hurt by his draconian anti-Social Security proposals - with another logorrheic rant, this one against young Americans who, he says, are "walking on their pants with the cap on backwards listening to the enema man presumably meaning Eminem and Snoopy Snoopy Poop Dogg. Richard (RJ) Eskow: Contempt
They have increased tenfold the number of inmates in prison, they have increased exponentially the number of prisons, they have backed numerous draconian laws to ensure that more and more people go to prison for longer and longer for doing less andless. The Volokh Conspiracy » California’s Woes and Prop 13
A simple and less draconian solution would be to install a duct in the ceiling with an extractor fan.
This draconian legislation included provision for flogging, curfew, and internment.
But is this move too draconian, and is it ultimately that productive? Commentators are enjoying the flashiness, at least.
But banning snails because of a nation's faddiness seems a bit draconian somehow. Times, Sunday Times
They have called it the most dangerous and draconian legislation ever proposed.
I just accepted it,wrote “malthusian” and then corrected “draconian” to the more proper from original greek “dracontian” as a revenge against this crazy lingua franca of the our times… :p Are Conservation Groups Subverting Action on Global Warming? - The Panda's Thumb
On May 4, the government promulgated draconian security measures to cope with the crisis.
Government provided plans with a "deductable" of, say, 20% of household income and draconian restrictions on who provides care for what cost (no private/semi-private rooms in hospitals, optional care up to and including antibiotics for sinus infections and the like not counting toward the deductable or covered by the plan, that sort of thing) ($2500 minimum deductable, plus maybe a $1000 deductable per illness) would be catastrophic care for the expensive cases, but still leave most insurance in the private sector - make it a level of care no one actually wants, and a hassle to get, but is "enough". Health Care, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
It is an interesting speculation whether the reintroduction of such draconian legislation might reduce more recent economic problems.
What from the top looks like sensible macroeconomic policy from the micro level - where businesses operate - it can seem like draconian overkill.
This suggests that even a messy and somewhat ineffective disinflationary approach via wage restraint is preferable to draconian increases in interest rates and unemployment. Matthew Yglesias » Jimmy Carter
He wants it played by some draconian code of ethics instead of enjoying the beautiful drama and mind-boggling entertainment of the moment. Times, Sunday Times
If you could, some of you could get indignant, and help be a part of ending these draconian policies like linking a permaban from the forums for speech to permabanning the world and stripping of assets. Proceed and Permit
But most of them instinctively dislike draconian laws. Times, Sunday Times
And yet—curiously—I haven't heard any of the critics calling for draconian regulations on organics, much less for the dismantling of this still small, and thus readily terminable, component of the food industry. Food Is Much Safer Than You Think
Glasgow's draconian attitude towards skateboarders (Paterson has spent a couple of nights in a police cell after being collared on his board) forces them into even more unsuccessful areas of urban architecture.
But, even if the play is based on too many draconian données, it has its own chill gallows humour.
Some of the more draconian measures have already been relaxed. Times, Sunday Times
Some websites suggest dusting with pyrethroid insecticides, but this is a draconian and disproportionate response. Times, Sunday Times
We can give agencies draconian new powers to bug phones and computers. The Sun
This made it difficult if not impossible to move in any other direction than towards ever more draconian treatment of prisoners.
Now is not the time to revert to extreme rhetoric and draconian sanctions against those who support abortion rights.
The body said that "draconian cuts in support services "will inevitably lead to deterioration in service, which can be avoided if CIOs spend wisely. Computing
The political party's descent into the gutter continues apace, with plans to further tighten already draconian anti asylum seeker legislation.
It seems the fresco was intended as a draconian warning to potential business competitors!
Requirements that aircraft be "divested," that top 25 employees get no bonuses, and the like, unsurprising really, which is quite sad given how radically retroactive and draconian the measures are. Dealbreaker
Equally disheartening is the fact that the Iranian authorities are repressing women in a far more dangerous and direct way than passing draconian "family protection" laws: dozens, if not hundreds of women's rights activists have been personally targeted for arrest or extralegal attacks. Shayan Ghajar: Iranian Women Poised for Major Setback
Perhaps you may think that in this case the continuation of such stringent and draconian sanctions is a regrettable but necessary consequence.
Such draconian measures would be almost unthinkable in a democratic system.
It is the San Diego region, the only area where prices had already been uncapped, rates tripled and consumers were faced with draconian electricity bills, in some cases matching their monthly rent or mortgage payment.
During the past nine years he has endured draconian restrictions on his freedom of speech and movement. Times, Sunday Times
These hard facts indicate real motives behind enactment of this draconian law.
Of course, it won't sell over here because we have some of the most draconian censorship laws in the world.
The same critics have been making these claims about every previous attempt to rein in piracy, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that was called a draconian antipiracy measure at the time of its passage in 1998. Internet to Artists: Drop Dead
Doctors are contesting the regulations as undemocratic, arbitrary and Draconian.
In other cases the courts have struggled against the draconian result of nullity.
This is not the time to be progressing yet more draconian cuts to police budgets. Times, Sunday Times
There has been an overall growth in population, despite some draconian efforts to contain it.
This case is particularly strange, and the law is draconian and lopsided. Times, Sunday Times
The dwarves were a tough target for the draconians to hit. The Doom Brigade
All of these sites were moderated, from a minimum of removing offensive language to more draconian exclusion of party political comment, though moderation does not imply monitoring for content.
We could be in for a crimewave, and when that happens the public will scream for draconian measures, you mark my words. A SONG AT TWILIGHT

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