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- adverb In a
punitive manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a punishing manner
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Examples
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The reality is that left to their own devices, most businesses that emit pollution will follow the money, even if that means treading punitively on the environment underfoot.
Edward Flattau: Environmental Masochism Edward Flattau 2011
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The reality is that left to their own devices, most businesses that emit pollution will follow the money, even if that means treading punitively on the environment underfoot.
Edward Flattau: Environmental Masochism Edward Flattau 2011
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OFAC is inherently a regulator and punitively focused.
John McAuliff: President Opens Door for Travel to Cuba John McAuliff 2011
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OFAC is inherently a regulator and punitively focused.
John McAuliff: President Opens Door for Travel to Cuba John McAuliff 2011
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OFAC is inherently a regulator and punitively focused.
John McAuliff: President Opens Door for Travel to Cuba John McAuliff 2011
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Unfortunately, just as Stone is fun but unreliable, Hulsker is authoritative but almost punitively boring.
A Stranger to Himself Jonathan Lopez 2011
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Meanwhile, the state's burden on individuals and businesses remains punitively high, both in terms of Paris's tax take and its regulatory demands, and spending reductions have been incremental at best.
Sarkozy's Last Chance Nicolas Lecaussin 2011
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Access to Information requests at the provincial level have also become punitively expensive.
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The ECB pays a 0.5% interest on overnight deposits and charges a punitively high 2% on overnight borrowing versus its main refinancing rate of 1.25%.
ECB Deposits Hit New High Margit Feher 2011
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OFAC is inherently a regulator and punitively focused.
John McAuliff: President Opens Door for Travel to Cuba John McAuliff 2011
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