Word: draconianism
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Knowles hails the administrative cost-cutting efforts--which include such draconian measures as reduced photocopying--as "very commendable." But these savings were a paltry $300,000, and it remains to be seen how much more can come from voluntary efforts...
DARMAN: The numbers are absolutely absurd. I know no one anywhere who says you can get savings like that without draconian rationing...
...portrayal of everything from a fragile changeling in Eden to a violent Cain. Michael Wertheim is effective as the insecure Adam, and Walling smoothly transforms the self-assured Eve into a dependent and nurturing mother. Vanessa Parise deserves praise for her convincing portrayal of the Snake with the draconian character which includes Eve to succumb to temptation...
...paranoid denizens of his own village. The storyline takes twist after twist, placing a story within a story. The internal rivalry between the destitute lepers and the village of rickshaw-puller tenants is juxtaposed against the larger framework of animosity between the poor villagers and the landlord's draconian son, Ashok. He terrorizes the villagers, and wreaks havoc in their impoverished and already miserable lives...
...going to have to get rid of that attitude in this country, and we're going to have to take some leadership positions. This country is running out of money, and then there will be draconian cuts that truly will hurt people if we don't get control...