draconian cuts
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draconian
adjective
uk/drəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/us/drəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
Draconian laws, government actions, etc. are extremely severe, or go further than what is right ...
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cut
noun
uk/kʌt/us/kʌt/
an injury made when the skin is cut with ...
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We have not heard a word as to what is wrong with the present system of taking income from capital into account rather than having adraconiancut-off point.
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Even before these draconian cuts were proposed, there had been a gradual decline in the proportion of our citizenry entitled to legal aid.
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The industry could not accept a situation in which draconian cuts were made, but industrial fishing carried on.
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This year, the draconian cuts will be implemented because the county council cannot manage the available resources.
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His letter highlighted the draconian cuts that were being imposed.
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Nor will it require authorities to make draconian cuts in staff provided that pay settlements are kept low.
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There were already draconian cuts under the previous government.
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With the recent draconian cuts to services force levels, even one loss of that nature cannot really be afforded.
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The draconian cuts to this year's revenue and capital budgets aroused enormous public anger and led to the largest public demonstration the town had ever seen.
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As a result, we faced draconian cuts in the quota and the likelihood that the industry would be banned completely in a short period of time.
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Given that, where did the recommendations for a total closure or draconian cuts come from, because they are in no way supported by the underlying scientific figures?
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Teachers are well-qualified, professional people who have been grossly undervalued, and they have raised and improved academic standards enormously, despite the endless draconian cuts in education.
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The money was to come from a combination of draconian cuts over the previous two years, tough bargaining with industry and a one per cent increase in the equipment budget.
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