Word: draconianism
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...transition to democratic rule. The country previously had one of the highest execution rates in the world, hanging dozens of convicts each year. Although the decision is currently highly popular, especially among blacks,TIME Johannesburg bureau chief Scott Macleodsays the country's soaring crime rate may change opinions. "The draconian laws of the old regime were seen as being aimed chiefly at blacks, so they're against the death penalty. People will forget the old regime and want tougher laws for this exploding criminal class. Even though Mandela is against the death penalty, it may come back to haunt...
...think the problems in Dunster are sofar-reaching that we need draconian measures,"said Dunster resident Vijay B. Culas '95."[Tutors] should be more pro-active in tellingstudents about the resources that are available...
...billion set of tax breaks proposed by presidential aspirant Phil Gramm and patterned after a recently approved House version. Opting for a vague promise of future tax cuts if a balanced budget yields extra savings, the Senate approved by a vote of 57 to 42 a somewhat less draconian program of spending cuts than did the House: $1 trillion worth of savings over seven years vs. the House's $1.4 trillion. Still to come: protracted wrangling over what programs will actually...
What do you think of randomization? We think it's Draconian. [Laughter...
Harvard claims to have instituted the first restrictions on faculty-student relations in 1984, followed by the University of Iowa in 1986. But the most draconian proposal was debated at the University of Virginia two years ago, where the faculty considered a total ban on student-teacher liaisons, even if the individuals were from different departments. "The majority of the faculty agreed, but they weren't happy about more rules," says Richard Rorty, a Virginia philosophy professor. In the end Virginia fell into the mainstream and approved rules that simply "discourage" relationships in situations where there could be favoritism...