Stephen Tupper of Hammond Suddards Edge fears that making cartels subject to criminal law may be a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Phil Bradley, of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, described it as "like using a hammer to crack a nut".
But its extra provisions, which make pupil-teacher affairs illegal, have been described by the headteachers' union as a "sledgehammer to crack a nut".
The Chancellor has claimed that workers are being forced out of employment, losing their employment rights and pensions benefits, but critics say he is proposing to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Mr Matheson described the executive's trials in absence as a "sledgehammer to crack a nut", suggesting ministers should consider what further sanctions could be imposed to provide a "sufficient deterrent" against an accused absconding.
Of course, really we know that this is quite a nut to crack, so we soon return to quietly waiting.
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That's a huge nut to crack -- so huge that itty-bitty markets are of no interest.
At first, the obsession with conventional degrees will be a hard nut to crack.
England scented a rout, but found the sixth-wicket combination of Mashud and Mushfiqur a hard nut to crack.
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All the same, Florida looks a tough nut to crack for any Democrat.
On an afternoon when Fulham's well-organised defence proved a tough nut to crack, Carroll's improved mobility and goal threat were plain to see.
Many companies have tried and failed to break the US market, but it has proved a hard nut to crack for UK retailers.
Solwhit proved a tough nut to crack at the head of affairs and looked as though he would take the glory again before Hurricane Fly's late burst.
China tends to be a harder nut to crack.
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Most analysts agree that Mullaitivu may prove a harder nut to crack because the town and the area immediately surrounding it are long thought to have been the centre of the rebels' military power.
Europe is a tougher nut to crack.
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Mobile TV has been a notoriously difficult nut to crack in the U.S. market.
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The latest evolution in data security leaves numbers behind and returns to the physical world: A plastic token filled with microscopic glass spheres, and it looks like a much harder nut to crack than the codes of the past.
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