I remember one time being up near the summit, I reached into my down jacket for a drink from my water bottle, inside my down jacket, only to discover that the water was already frozen solid.

Life in Palestine is harsh.

Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.

Sami has a difficult life.

Hard Truths About Global Growth

Layla was living a very hard life.

Israel slapped draconian sanctions on Gaza.

All this is a rude shock for Europe.

BJ So, as Dereck says, we have to work through extremes extreme temperatures, push ourselves at night.

Israel slapped draconian sanctions on Gaza.

Experience can be a harsh, though necessary, teacher.

He explains his poor and harsh lifestyle during his childhood days.

HA Yes, I was working in a tough situation, very dangerous.

Violating these laws can result in severe punishment.

The image of Sahir's death is too brutal to show here.

The Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid on us hard bondage

And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage

Children in institutions also frequently face adverse conditions.

Further, the Council in its resolution 1996 15 of 23 July 1996

He was trounced by the free marketeer, Ronald Reagan.

Church officials are not calling for that harsh a penalty.

The Netherlands, in particular, has been subjected to a relentless campaign of vilification.

Instead, they imposed harsh terms, hoping to weaken Germany permanently.

Ban needs to begin with a cold, hard assessment of his new position.

Some had harsh commentary for Emmanuelle Cosse, minister of housing and the partner of Baupin.

Female prisoners faced torture, humiliation and harsh prison conditions.

Measures to safeguard the confidentiality of information and the anonymity of the informant were key in gaining the trust of informants.

Recent experience has provided a harsh reminder of the consequences of neglecting this responsibility.

Our countries have been fighting hard battles to overcome scourges such as corruption.

The main water sources are surface waters.

True, Germany has been hit hard very hard by the economic crisis.

Sudan has learned these lessons through harsh practical experience, including war.

Many of the crimes that are being investigated inside the shelter include torture and other cruel punishments.

Following the 2008 coup, the military government of Mauritania faced severe international sanctions and internal unrest.

The use of these restraints violates international standards and may constitute cruel practices.

I've got nothing against people who take them short term, when they're going through something perfectly horrible.

Executive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted.

The imposition of a draconian penalty without adequate explanation and without independent procedural safeguards falls within that prohibition.

22 2 Water

Reverse osmosis desalinates fresh water from ocean salt water.

Experiments in water management focus on the development of water harvesting techniques, the promotion of desalination plants and dam construction.

While harsh, the land allowed for a pastoral farming life familiar to the Norse.

Mountain States are characterized by remoteness, difficult accessibility, the scarcity of information, harsh geo climatic conditions, and high costs of living.

Water chemistry analysis is often the groundwork of studies of water quality, pollution, hydrology and geothermal waters.

The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.