heavy-handed in the PONS Dictionary

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His time was riddled with industrial relations problems much of which was considered to be provoked by heavy-handed management techniques.
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This action was perceived by many as heavy-handed and achieved little.
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He saw a circus as a vehicle to communicate theological lessons without being heavy-handed.
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When it came to applications of exploitation and denial, all parties were sometimes heavy-handed.
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No matter how well-founded the son's grievances, his film memoir feels vindictive as well as heavy-handed....
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We have a better idea of what we want now, so we didn't need someone that was heavy-handed.
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The government's reaction to confrontations was seen to be one-sided and heavy-handed in favour of unionists.
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Considering how heavy-handed this routine exploitation crime drama comes across, the final result is not bad for such a rotten film.
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It's a somber story, with a lot of heavy-handed things going on.
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The term is also used as an insult to imply that the ruling party is too heavy-handed in certain actions.
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