Word: draconian
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...Tired of Draconian hours at most House libraries, and even at Lamont? Adams is here to open its welcoming arms, saving countless undergrads driven out by Lamont’s shrill 9:45 PM bell. On a Friday or Saturday night, they can simply walk to Adams. Although Adams is not the best place to study during a dining hall party, in most cases it provides an ideal haven for refugees from other Houses. So, thank you, Adams...
...fantasy, I suppose. But, beneath the furious roil of the economic crisis, a national conversation has quietly begun about the irrationality of our drug laws. It is going on in state legislatures, like New York's, where the draconian Rockefeller drug laws are up for review; in other states, from California to Massachusetts, various forms of marijuana decriminalization are being enacted. And it has reached the floor of Congress, where Senators Jim Webb and Arlen Specter have proposed a major prison-reform package, which would directly address drug-sentencing policy. (See pictures of stoner cinema...
...there was some understandable tension when the two men sized each other up in January over coffee at their first face-to-face meeting. When Rattner outlined the draconian marching orders Geithner had given him to try to save General Motors and Chrysler, Bloom paused and laid down a marker. He saw the job as a potential capstone in a career spent championing labor interests during years of industrial restructuring. He understood that the situation called for tough medicine for autoworkers. But I also want you to know, Bloom said, that I've dedicated my life to preserving as many...
...Ph.D.s on staff) or for its numerous suppliers. If the military-industrial complex can design a long-range missile that travels into space and is guided by light from the stars, it has a good chance of developing new technologies that could help governments meet emission targets without making draconian cuts to energy usage. At least that's the hope. (See pictures of how climate change has affected Europe...
...argument has won little favor with human-rights groups. "In our view, Section 144 is a draconian colonial-era law that flies against the most basic principles of freedom of assembly," said Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch. "We have repeatedly called for it to be abolished. Any use of the law is by its nature oppressive. Last year the government won plaudits for allowing the same march by lawyers to proceed to Islamabad. It is disappointing that the Pakistani government feels the need to revert to an authoritarian tradition that is best left behind...