drastic action

Reactor operators decided to take drastic action to prevent further melting of the fuel and a possible breach of the containment vessel.

Many conservationists fear that without drastic action, the only place the tiger will soon be found in India is in its zoos.

If your pay reduction is severe, you might have to take more drastic action.

When they see what a mess we've made of our planet, extraterrestrials may be forced to take drastic action.

If even this drastic action is not enough to keep rates low, then these policy aims are in jeopardy.

China takes drastic action over SARS threat: But has it done enough to avert a disaster, or is the SARS crisis set to deepen?

In the late 1990s, the then leadership decided to take drastic action to reform the state-owned sector of the economy.

Some analysts believe that the recent speculation about drastic action has pushed the political parties closer to an agreement.

Indeed, in the longer term, there are signs that the company and the Ford family are considering even more drastic action.

The terrifying thing is that she is far from the only person in Afghanistan to take such drastic action.

Some are calling for more drastic action, though that would stiffen the headwinds blowing against a fragile economy.

This to me means that she is in the process of waiting before taking the drastic action of deleting her blog.

Last week's transactions came after a long period when such drastic action by banks had been quite rare.

But by then, it should have enough users to prompt an outcry, making any drastic action counterproductive.

Wilson decided that the time for drastic action had come.

at worst, he will assume the program has crashed and that drastic action must be taken.

But Wednesday's action reflected the intense pressure on the prime minister to take more drastic action.

There are precedents for such drastic action, notably the response to the Swedish banking crisis of the early 1990s.

Some are calling for more drastic action, though that would stiffen theheadwinds blowing fragile economy.

However, if there is a great mismatch, you may have to take drastic action.

I was happy speaking just English. But my parents weren't so happy about that. Again, they had to take drastic action.

The very fact that such drastic action has been necessary is terrifying.

Financial markets are already forcing some into drastic action.

h. Drastic action must be taken if they want to reduce traffic accidents and air pollution.

Another way to free yourself is to put in some massive, drastic action.

Drastic action and new approaches are urgently needed.

A handful of countries, notably Greece but also Spain, Portugal and Ireland, have been forced to take drastic action by nervy bond markets.

If we don't get drastic action soon, we may find ourselves stuck in the muddle for a very long time.

Hence the drastic action in Marseille.

We must take drastic action immediately!