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Governor Abdulrazaq said he might wield the big stick in the form of 'house cleaning' if the ministry does not deliver on his directive.

The use of the big stick to silence various kinds of political opposition, the fact that our economy is teetering (yet again) on the brink of implosion, and the controversy surrounding a sitting Supreme Court judge who is line to become chief justice all these developments, like so many others at different points, confirm that we have yet to live down our colonial legacy.

The father is accused of hitting him with a big stick.

"There's time for Tube management to reverse the imposition of these changes and to start talking seriously with the unions rather than wading in with the big stick."

Al-Jaafari stressed that the building of societies should be based on the basic tasks of culture, science and knowledge, not on the big stick, and that the civilization of Iraq, which has long roots in history, should inspire in all of us the pride of building and development as being a nation of civilization and glorious history.

In 14 papers, they consider such aspects as the household setting of Paul's pastoral practice and its biblical and Jewish roots, pastoring with a big stick: Paul as pastor in Galatians, Paul and pastors in Philippians: when staff teams disagree, the pastoral offices in the pastoral epistles and the Church of England's first ordinal, and Augustine of Hippo on Paul as pastor.

Matthew Taylor told MPs "incremental" change was better than using a "big stick" on firms.

The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force

Jason Wu's oeuvre has a refined femininity that speaks softly and carries a big stick. True to form, his spring 2017 collection is punctuated with punchy confidence: neon floral appliques and embroidery electrify Wu's prim silhouettes, much like the work of artist Ugo Randinone--a point of inspiration this season--whose "Seven Magic Mountains," a stack of neon-painted boulders, has enlivened the barren Mojave Desert in Nevada.

Offering genuine support and understanding rather than wielding the big stick is the mark of true leadership.

The defeat leaves Villa only one place off the foot of the table, but Sherwood added: "There is no point in me getting a big stick out and banging the players on the head with it.