‘It is narrative driven, without being heavy-handed or overly literal.’
‘Outraged republicans accused the police of heavy-handed tactics.’
‘Pub landlord Paul Morris criticised police for being heavy-handed and has disputed that any drugs were found.’
‘Some say the police did it to gain sympathy for the coming heavy-handed police tactics at the summit.’
‘The riots were seen specifically as anti-police demonstrations provoked by heavy-handed police harassment.’
‘The protesters also want an end to the heavy-handed police tactics that led to the killing of the four demonstrators last week.’
‘Police used heavy-handed tactics to disperse the protesters.’
‘They warned, however, that a heavy-handed police response could trigger mass protests.’
‘Too often they came across as gimmicks, awkward and heavy-handed.’
‘Three years of protests is a long time in a city where the police have developed a reputation for using heavy-handed tactics against demonstrators.’
‘My apologies to the author for what may well be rather heavy-handed paraphrasing of his often quite poetic prose.’
‘Surely the police response was a bit heavy-handed - what order were they disrupting anyhow?’
‘Around fifteen people were arrested after heavy-handed tactics were employed by police.’
‘The heavy-handed tactics resulted in sporadic clashes between protesters and police and numerous arrests.’
‘Killing the arsonist was both heavy-handed and bound to attract further police attention.’
‘It's a good thing the scene was deleted, as it's heavy-handed and the dialogue is awkward.’
‘This was particularly the case in Brixton where the riots are thought to have been sparked off by a certain degree of insensitive and heavy-handed policing.’