Word: draconian
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...that G.M. foods are necessarily a bad thing. In fact, I hope that Europe is being too cautious with their draconian labelling and fear of frankenfoods. These space-age crops have the potential to end famine, cure endemic nutritional diseases and even reduce ecosystem damage caused by pesticide use. But without more rigorous testing and additional research we simply do not know enough about them. U.S. companies have not yet earned the right to impose genetically modified foods on other countries or the U.S. public itself...
...from-seamless Undergraduate Council elections marked this past fall. The general election was marred by complaints of disenfranchisement, and the presidential election by the draconian reinterpretation of election bylaws by the council’s Election Commission. It is clear that this past semester’s commission has not served voters or candidates very well. When Commission Chair David I. Monteiro ’04 submits his recap of fall elections in the next few weeks, the council’s new leadership should use these election fiascoes as an opportunity to reevaluate both the rules governing elections...
Years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a Harvard president to date a professor. The University’s draconian nepotism rules proscribed a vast number of types of romantic relationships where conflicts of interest might arise. Once two-professor couples became ubiquitous in academia, these rules were relaxed to accommodate the rise of women in the workplace. But even then, there wasn’t much chance for a precedent to be set—Harvard hasn’t seen a single President in the last century...
...going to be work to maintain the stream of gifts that we’re used to,” he said, “prudent financial management is absolutely critical so we don’t wind up in a situation where we have to make draconian cuts...
...back-channel trade creates problems for the majors nonetheless. Legitimate albums that make it through the red tape of Beijing's draconian import procedures must vie not only with pirated copies but also with saw-gash versions. "It means we're competing in essence on three fronts," says an executive for a major label, who declined to be named. Michael Jackson's 2001 Invincible album, for example, was imported to China through official channels, after Sony Music removed several tracks with explicit lyrics to appease the Ministry of Culture. After the album flopped, large quantities of unsold European copies turned...