Now, Hume says that Obama should have done more to intercede heavy-handedly on behalf of the Iranian people, which would have instantly de-legitimized their nascent protest movement. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)
The New York Times' articles go on heavy-handedly interjecting terminology such as "Ponzi Scheme", "Replay of Enron", "Replay of the dot com bubble", "Looks like crap", with but a faintly passing reference that major and well schooled oil companies such as ExxonMobil have bought into shale gas recently. ❋ Raymond J. Learsy (2011)
Otherwise, the show is forcing this season's theme of faith and belief a little too heavy-handedly, as devoted single-dad Dexter begins to wonder what legacy he's passing on to little son Harrison. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Iranian authorities heavy-handedly tried to prevent the Press and many media outlets from covering demonstrations and protests, and broadcasting news to the outside world, disrupting telephone SMS messages [for example]. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I suppose it's okay for the government to be heavy-handedly oppressive when it comes to Muslims but not when it comes to Christians or the "free" market. ❋ Unknown (2010)
It's a bit jarring to see it laid out so heavy-handedly; sure, in Lord of the Rings Aragorn is likewise of a noble bloodline, but this is a bit different. ❋ Karen Burnham (2010)
The irony is that Cindy's secret would have stayed secret if John McCain's heavy-hitting lawyer, John Dowd (of D. C.'s Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld; his most recent claim to fame was serving as co-counsel for fellow partner Vernon Jordan during impeachment) hadn't heavy-handedly pulled out all the stops to protect the McCain family. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Two incidents come to mind to illustrate this sad state of affairs, both having to do with school officials heavy-handedly silencing student expression at high school graduation ceremonies. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A private company wants to help make sure content on their server not appropriate for those underage can be handled, and instead of just heavy-handedly doing it themselves, they make it voluntary, with a system to allow others to express their opinion, but which is not dependent on those opinions for the final word. ❋ Clipdude (2007)
To the extent that the film shows any sign of a functional brain, it lies in its heavy-handedly ironic take on imperialism. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Fanny, meanwhile, marries a farmer, the rather heavy-handedly named Fairfield. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In satire, there's a difficult line to walk between "taking X seriously" and "heavy-handedly bashing X." ❋ Unknown (2009)