| In Mr. Obama's mind, it is a one-way street, and he takes no responsibility for the divisions, dismissing Republicans who consider him highhanded. |
| The defence minister has just put an end to the mandate of the Létourneau commission, in a highhanded way, in my opinion. |
| But the government agrarian-reform agency is notoriously highhanded and inefficient. |
| Unfortunately the minister's highhanded approach has engendered such distrust among native leaders that there is little hope for an open-minded debate about the substance of the legislation. |
| He wanted to prove government could work and the two parties could trust each other, and he has — avoiding his father's mistake of being too highhanded with lawmakers. |
| Pierre Moscovici, François Hollande's new finance minister, stands no chance of being similarly highhanded. |
