Incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Not all parents were described as heavy-handed. From Wordnik.com. [The iConnected Parent] Reference
But heavy-handed tactics have a way of backfiring. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Fighting Big Pharmacy] Reference
Flanagan concedes, "Martin has often been heavy-handed.". From Wordnik.com. [Say Goodbye, Mister Hip] Reference
The good guys can be heavy-handed, too: "Work to Keep Free!". From Wordnik.com. [Mussolini Over Miami] Reference
The heavy-handed government can keep the lid on for a while. From Wordnik.com. [Terror Islands] Reference
His heavy-handed tactics don't just include regular citizens. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Gonzalez: Maricopa County's "Bull Conner" Wreaks Havoc On The U.S. Constitution And Arizona Economy] Reference
If it were heavy-handed, I would join Mr. McDowell in objecting. From Wordnik.com. [Let's Address the Larger Threat to Internet Freedom] Reference
But this heavy-handed tactic can only get the government so far. From Wordnik.com. [Putin's Desperate Crackdown] Reference
Why did the FBI team use such heavy-handed tactics during the siege?. From Wordnik.com. [Janet Reno Confronts Waco's Bitter Legacy] Reference
Nicktropolis is similarly a tad heavy-handed with the SpongeBob placement. From Wordnik.com. [Your Igloo or Mine?] Reference
We don't want the government to be heavy-handed or involved in the family. From Wordnik.com. ['I'm Here. And We're Gonna Win.'] Reference
Civil libertarians and some pundits complain that Ashcroft is heavy-handed. From Wordnik.com. [How He'll Haunt Us] Reference
His desperate efforts to I keep it afloat were characteristically heavy-handed. From Wordnik.com. [The Fame Game: Why Everyone's Gloating] Reference
The satire is heavy-handed and familiar, the plot farfetched -- but it's not dull. From Wordnik.com. [Critical Moment] Reference
Shinawatra Thaksin is certainly heavy-handed, but Muslims are not the only victims. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL] Reference
Only John C. McGinley strikes a heavy-handed note as their vile commanding officer. From Wordnik.com. [Wars Domestic And Military] Reference
Among hill tribes, heavy drug use has inspired equally heavy-handed methods of rehab. From Wordnik.com. [Tough Cold Turkey] Reference
Most people just want a safe place to live, but feel anger toward heavy-handed police. From Wordnik.com. [Always on My Mind] Reference
Thought-provoking, to be sure, but the staging has its distracting and heavy-handed moments. From Wordnik.com. [On DVD: Lohengrin] Reference
CON: It's a little heavy-handed, with the vampires fighting their persecuted minority status. From Wordnik.com. [Our Guide to the Fall's Hottest New Shows] Reference
And Thaksin's heavy-handed pursuit of the perpetrators has many southerners feeling like targets. From Wordnik.com. [SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT] Reference
López Obrador's heavy-handed pressure tactics have alienated millions of his onetime supporters. From Wordnik.com. [A Bittersweet Victory] Reference
The administration has avoided anything that might look like heavy-handed interference in countries. From Wordnik.com. [Right Ideas, Wrong Time] Reference
That only helped Schroder's vote, by making him look tough and making the White House look heavy-handed. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomatic Diary: How To Beat France] Reference
The U.S. ambassador, Barbara Bodine, who regarded the FBI men as heavy-handed and undiplomatic, refused. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To September 11] Reference
After all, the worst thing smart artists can do is abandon their sense of fun for a heavy-handed message. From Wordnik.com. [Hip-Hop's Hope] Reference
He says the administration's methods were "heavy-handed" but also takes credit for helping to shape the bailout. From Wordnik.com. [Obama to tout auto bailout during Michigan trip] Reference
The ploy was so heavy-handed that Yeltsin had to come out foursquare in favor of holding the election on schedule. From Wordnik.com. [Call Off The Election?] Reference
What appears in the film, they say, was indicative not of regional intolerance but of heavy-handed stage management. From Wordnik.com. [How Real Is 'Brüno'?] Reference
The heavy-handed tactics of Israel's security services following his brother's rampage have only deepened his resentment. From Wordnik.com. [Jerusalem Up Against the Wall] Reference
Believing that the whole program of reform was at stake, he opted, with heavy-handed methods, for economic over political reform. From Wordnik.com. [The Philosopher And The Pragmatist] Reference
Ironically, many of the copper traders who complained of Hamanaka's heavy-handed dealings may regret his departure from the scene. From Wordnik.com. [The Mighty Copper King] Reference
Long portrayed as heavy-handed and sex-obsessed, Starr now stands accused of partaking in a right-wing conspiracy to trap Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [The Starr Wars Drag On] Reference
And unlike Wright, who was widely disliked by Democrats for his heavy-handed style, Gingrich still commands considerable GOP loyalty. From Wordnik.com. [Newt On The Hot Seat] Reference
If one of our members had written the Verizon-Google deal into a script, it would have been rejected as too obvious, too heavy-handed. From Wordnik.com. [Lowell Peterson: Verizon and Google: The Deal of the Titans] Reference
Suddenly, heavy-handed state interventions into the economy, such as price controls, stiff taxes and loose money, are back in fashion. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of The Old Caudillo] Reference
Not to be too heavy-handed, but the lorries are the governing powers of the West and the Soviet Union and the children are the rest of us. From Wordnik.com. [The Enigmatic Face of Terror] Reference
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