at the stroke of a pen

It is rare that a government can add to its nation's economy at the stroke of a pen.

"At the stroke of a pen, they tried to change commercial patterns that developed over 100 years."

Something not done at the stroke of a pen.

"Furthermore, they would be set up for privatisation at the stroke of a pen".

The real tragedy is that the Government and the regulators could, almost at the stroke of a pen, do much to help.

How many people's sweat and dedication, cancelled at the stroke of a pen?

"They can soak up thousands of cars at the stroke of a pen."

But he also implied that, if elected, he would not do it at the stroke of a pen.

Most money in circulation is non-existent, created by banks and financial institutions at the stroke of a pen.

They are the ones who can close down a factory and sack thousands of workers at the stroke of a pen.

In authoritarian regimes they can restructure entire industries at the stroke of a pen.

It is unthinkable that it should all be cancelled one day, at the stroke of a pen.

"Everybody knows that lower interest rates have to be earned," he said, "and can't be ordered at the stroke of a pen."

A besotted chief executive can summon up extra billions at the stroke of a pen.

"They said this country was won by the barrel of the gun and should we let it go at the stroke of a pen?

“That's almost 20 years of hard work and investment by all the personnel here wiped out at the stroke of a pen.

Companies will not bring products to the market if they think that at the stroke of a pen their product will be removed from the market.

At the stroke of a pen, Obama would enhance deterrence and reassure the South Korean people.

"You snap your fingers and a player's value could be changed at the stroke of a pen," said Bob Goodenow, executive director of the union.

Even Supervisor Karellen, for all his powers, cannot wipe out a thousand years of history at the stroke of a pen.

At the stroke of a pen, individuals and families could be forcibly extradited from their homes and confined to Aboriginal reserves.

Last Friday it was abolished at the stroke of a pen to the chagrin of many within Whitehall.

You could get rid of anybody you wanted, get them mangled or murdered at the stroke of a pen.

The president of ICI, at the stroke of a pen, can shut down a whole chemicals plant and walk away.

OFCs will always live precariously, not least because much of what they do can be damaged or destroyed at the stroke of a pen.