Assertion: government | /r/HasProperty | large
Facets:
value: excessively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: would hardly complain that our government is too large, nor would the communities affected by hurricanes Katrina or Sandy who sought and received considerable government aid.
text: Big government is a pejorative term for a government or public sector that is considered excessively large or unconstitutionally involved in certain areas of public policy or the private sector.
text: On the other hand, a businessman struggling against new regulations, or a smoker who’s prohibited from lighting up in public and forced to pay exorbitant taxes to indulge his habit, or a property owner forced to cede a right-of-way to the prospective Keystone XL pipeline are all likely to believe that government is too large and threatens their freedoms.