The situation calls for drastic measures. Maybe we should try something less drastic first.
Recent Examples on the WebOne night in March, an understaffed hospital in Red Lake, a tiny town in northwestern Ontario, took the drastic step of shutting down its emergency department. Vjosa Isai, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 The Joint Education Committee is considering that more drastic step and another piece of legislation as lawmakers try to address harassment and bullying allegations against teachers, WyoFile.com reports. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 The European Union has been forced to lay plans to ration natural gas, a drastic step that will hurt families and businesses. Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Desperate times called for desperate measures, and the Federal Reserve came out of its July 27 meeting taking a drastic step to combat inflation. Ali Fazal, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 Two years later, the group took a more drastic step. Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 But the Kremlin seems determined to avoid taking such a drastic step.New York Times, 10 July 2022 But that wasn’t the most drastic step by the two frustrated musicians, who first teamed up in their teens in 1978. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2022 That would include banning imports of Russian oil and natural gas, a drastic step to which the bloc is beginning to signal openness.Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2022 See More